Apple Cake

This recipe is almost fool proof.  I actually don’t think it is possible to mess this one up.

It tastes so good. Buttery, sweet, moist. And it smells amazingly wholesome and comforting.

Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

125g butter (softened)

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup flour

3/4 self raising flour

apples (I use a whole 495g tin)

Oven at 180C

Method:

Beat butter and sugar together until creamy

Beat in egg

Mix in flours, until just combined and resembles a dough like mixture

Divide the dough in half

Press out one half into a paper lined cake tin.

Put apples on top

Press other half on top of apples.

Bake for about 35 minutes.

THAT IS IT!!!!!

Notes on the recipe:

Feel free to use fresh apples, about two should do it.

Also, I like to sprinkle cinnamon sugar onto the apples.

I have been known to break up the second half of the dough and place bits over the apple, for a kind of holey result, but lately I just put a piece of baking paper onto the bench, and press it onto there, and then place it upside down on the apples, and peel off the paper. Easy.

You could use a rolling pin. If you really wanted to. But why bother right?

I’m sure this recipe would lend itself to many other fruits…should you care to experiment – I would LOVE to hear about it!!!!

Serve with cream, custard or ice cream.

It’s Feeding Time.

I love to cook and I have a family.

My family usually consists of myself, husband, 4 yr old son, 2 yr old son and occasionally my sister, and – less often these days – friends and various other family members.

I’m no Gwenyth Paltrow (see Goop.com – for those who haven’t had the pleasure) and I’m not claiming to be the last word on anything, but I want to share my experience of feeding my family in the hopes of helping, inspiring and motivating others with their feeding rituals.

I also want to share the recipes of other mums and friends and family, and welcome anyone else who would like to contribute.

The general theme of this blog is ‘easy’. Not that I’m lazy, but generally I don’t have the time or energy to whip up exciting cuisine when it will most likely end up a) on the floor, b) in 2yr old’s hair, or c) in the bin. The important thing is I make it myself, and I know what’s in it. Most of the time.

Simple, nutritious (sometimes) and most importantly delicious food and food related ideas to feed your family.

A very popular meal in my house.

A popular meal at my house