Spicy Apple Cake

2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 cup sugar
125gr Butter, Melted
2 eggs
1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
¾ cup chopped walnuts
icing sugar, to dust.

1.  Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 22cm round springform tin. Line base with baking paper. 
2. In a mixing bowl, combine apples and sugar, mixing until apples are coated with sugar. Stand for 2-3 minutes. Stir in melted butter and eggs. 
3. Sift together dry ingredients, stir into apple mixture. Stir in raisins and half the walnuts 
4. Spoon mixture into prepared tin. Sprinkle remaining walnuts over top of cake. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until cake springs back in tin for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or cold, dusted with icing sugar. 

I was given this recipe by a lady who bakes a plate for morning tea at our Church’s Mainly Music session. I have had it for sometime and as I have been given lots of apples I thought it was time to try it.

I followed the recipe as given. I probably had the sugar and apple standing for about 5 mins as I was doing other things. I beat the eggs into the melted butter before pouring this over the apples.

I had this warm for an after dinner treat and then cold through the week (yes I ended up eating the whole cake!!). I kept it on the plate in the photo covered in cling film and it was good for the week so a great keeper.

As I already knew what this cake was going to be like and still liked it when I made it! I will be keeping this recipe

Edmonds Toasted Muesli

¼ cup oil
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup honey
3 cups rolled oats
½ cup coconut
½ cup EDMONDS Wheat Bran
½ cup EDMONDS Wheat Germ
½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup sunflower/pumpkin seeds
½ cup chopped nuts
1 cup dried fruit

1. Preheat oven to 150°C
2. Put oil, sugar and honey into a saucepan. Heat until sugar dissolves.
3. In a bowl, combine rolled oats, coconut, wheat germ, wheat bran, seeds and chopped nuts.
4. Pour oil mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
5. Tip into a large roasting dish. Bake 30-40 mins of until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
6. Leave to cool before adding dried fruit. Makes about 6 cups.

I forgot that I was supposed to follow the recipe to the “t’ so to speak.
I used canola oil as I only had that or olive oil and wasn’t keen to use the stronger flavour of olive oil.
For this recipe I melted the oil, sugar and honey in a jug in the microwave for about a minute stirring it twice.
I combined all the other ingredients except the dried fruit in a roasting dish and then poured the liquids over the mix and stirred it thoroughly.
I wasn’t sure how much sunflower and pumpkin seeds to put in so I used about 1/3 cup of each.
I ended up roasting the muesli for 40 mins stirring it three times during cooking.
I used sultanas and chopped apricots for my mixed fruit.

This has a nice nutty flavour and is one I will make again.