Simmering Saturdays: Cinnamon Apple Teacake
Cinnamon Apple Teacake
Apples take centre stage in this lovely teacake! The crumb is soft and beautifully moist, there’s apple inside and on top.
CINNAMON APPLES:
- 1.2 lb Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored (or any other – red, green, golden) (4 large, 5 small/medium)
- 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsp white sugar
DRY:
- 1 1/2 cups flour, plain/all purpose
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
WET:
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup oil (canola, vegetable)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup white sugar, caster / superfine best (but not essential)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
GLAZE (OPTIONAL):
- 1 1/2 tbsp apricot jam (or other flavor)
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Grease a 8″ springform pan with butter, then line with parchment paper.
APPLES:
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Chop half the apples into 1/2″ pieces.
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Slice the other half into 1/8″ thick slices.
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Place into separate bowls. Sprinkle/drizzle each bowl with half the butter, sugar and cinnamon. Toss to coat, set aside.
BATTER:
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Whisk Dry ingredients in a large bowl.
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Pour Wet ingredients in a separate bowl in the order listed. Whisk well to combine.
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Pour Wet into the Dry ingredients bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until flour is incorporated.
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Add chopped apple. Gently mix through until JUST dispersed (to keep cinnamon on apple, not dispersed through batter).
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Scrape into cake pan, smooth surface.
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Top with sliced apples – fan them out in a circle, overlapping each other by 1/4 (fiddle away to use up all the apple / make it even!).
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Bake 50 minutes, or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil if you have to bake beyond 50 min (to stop apples burning).
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Place on cooling rack, release sides of springform pan.
GLAZE & SERVE:
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Heat Glaze: Place jam and water in a small bowl, microwave 20 seconds to warm, then mix.
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Glaze: Brush apples on surface with glaze.
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Cool: Allow to cool at least 30 minutes before cutting with sharp knife. It is sheer perfection when it’s still slightly warm in the middle.
