Apple, Fig and Almond Cake

Apple, Fig and Almond Cake

This is my own take on a traditional apple cake recipe. I've included brown sugar and figs and a little extra ground almond. Cake might not be the best thing if you are on a diet but I'm still breast feeding so apparently you are allowed a few extra calories a day!

And here's one I made earlier!

Ingredients

100g figs

400g apples

225g light brown sugar

225g butter

200g self raising flour

50g ground almonds

3 large eggs

Method

1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 4

2. Grease and line a 10" loaf tin

3. Peel, core and chop up your apples, chop them quite finely so that your cake is easy to slice

4. Chop your figs

5. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy

6. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a little flour to stop the mixture curdling

7. Fold in the flour and ground almonds until the mixture is of a soft drooping consistency. Use a little milk if you feel your mixture is too stiff

8. Fold in the apples and figs and then place your mixture into your prepared cake tin

9. Cook for about 50 minutes. Use tin foil to cover if your cake looks like it is going too brown and check that it is cooked by inserting a skewer which should come out clean

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