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Rum raisin spiced apple cake

Spiced Apple Cake with Rum Raisins

This cake is perfectly spiced, with tender pieces of fresh apple and soft rum soaked raisins. The perfect dessert for an autumn afternoon.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Servings 10 servings

Equipment

  • 22 x 19 cm baking trey / mold

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup raisins 80 g
  • 5 tbsp brown rum
  • 2 medium apples cut into small pieces
  • 2 cups all purpose flour 240 g
  • 3/8 cups brown sugar 80 g
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice
  • ¾ cup melted butter 150 g
  • 1 medium smashed banana
  • ¾ cup applesauce 100 g
  • ¼ cup nut milk 60 ml

Instructions
 

  • Soak the raisins in rum for minimum 1 hour;
  • Preheat the oven at 180°C;
  • Put flour, sugar, salt an cinnamon in a large bowl; mix them well;
  • Add baking soda and baking powder and pour over the apple cider vinegar;
  • In another bowl, combine smashed banana, applesauce, melted butter, nut milk and rum raisins;
  • Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently whisk them together using a spatula;
  • Fold in the apple pieces;
  • Put the batter into a baking trey lined with parchment paper;
  • Bake the cake for about 40 minutes at 180°C;
  • Let the cake cool for 20 minutes before removing it from the baking trey;
  • When the cake is completely cooled, drizzle over a topping of choice (caramel sauce, applesauce, vanilla / cinnamon glaze) or just sift some powdered sugar.

Notes

  1. Chop the apples into small pieces to  get an even layer of batter in the baking trey.
  2. Sprinkle some water into the baking  trey so that the parchment paper sticks to the trey, which makes it easier to handle when pouring in the batter.
  3. Use room temperature milk.
  4. If you're using banana instead of applesauce, add more butter.
  5. The baking time may vary a little, depending on the oven you’re using. You’ll know your cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the toothpick doesn’t come out clean, bake the cake for another 5 minutes then repeat the test.
  6. Allow the cake to cool completely before cutting it.
Keyword apple cake, rum raisins