Ingredients

Makes : 1 cake

• For the Cake
• 125g plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 60g butter
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• For the Topping
• 2 small green apples, peeled and sliced
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon melted butter

• For the Glaze
• 4 tablespoons apricot jam
• 1 tablespoon hot water

Directions to make the Spiced Apple Cake

• Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
• For the cake: Sieve flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a bowl. Rub butter in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in egg and milk. Spread mixture into a well greased pie dish.
• For the Topping: Arrange sliced apples in a circular pattern to cover cake completely. Mix together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze by mixing together apricot jam and water until smooth. Pass through a sieve and set aside.
• Once the cake is cooked, drizzle over glaze.

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