Friends of ours moved into a new house this year. One of the biggest surprises was the absolute glut of apples provided by the ancient tree in their garden. We came home with a baleful after visiting so I dusted down this recipe, a favourite of Mrs Spud’s that her mum makes.
Adapted from a recipe by Jennie Reekie. It’s from a fantastic selection of books by Marks and Spencer (St Michaels if you want to be picky) that I have one of. They’re readily available second hand as they were so ubiquitous in the late 1970s. https://amzn.to/3dIxJOu
Video version of the recipe here:
norwegian apple cake
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 225 g sugar
- 100 g butter
- 150 ml milk
- 175 g flour
- 15 ml baking powder
- 5-6 apples about 750g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C, and line a 15cm baking dish or tin. Mix the eggs and sugar together until light and leave a trail when dripped from a whisk.
- Meanwhile simmer the milk and butter together, then whisk into the egg mixture. Fold in the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Tip into the baking dish.
- Peel, core and slice the apples. Layer on top of the cake batter and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool before serving.