Ingredients
Makes : 1 20x30cm cake
- For the Cake
- 250g plain flour
- 400g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 115g butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120g chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 (395g) tins apple fruit filling, such as Hartley’s
- For the Icing
- 240g icing sugar
- 115g butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 85g cream cheese
Directions to make the Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour one 20x30cm or similar sized cake tin.
- Place flour, caster sugar, eggs, 115g butter, salt, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla, walnuts and apple filling into a bowl and stir. Pour batter into prepared tin.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat together icing sugar, 115g butter, vanilla and cream cheese until fluffy. Spread icing on top of cooled cake.
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