The weather here has been somewhat nicer with sunny intervals and warmer days, looks like spring has arrived and summer is a short distance away (can't wait for BBQ's, lunching and dining al fresco in my garden). So in celebration of spring I decided to bake up a cake and decorate it with pastel coloured flowers. This Chocolate and Apple Cake recipe was kindly passed on to me by a lady who owned her own bakery, and it was a favourite with the local school girls, so much so that on some days they had to bake over 5 of these cakes to keep up with the popular demands. I can totally see why this cake would have been such a hit, my son and his friends all love it and so does the hubby. The sponge is beautifully moist due to the grated apple and the buttercream icing is heavenly. A "must bake" for any true chocoholic!
Chocolate Apple Cake
Ingredients
250g (9oz) Plain Flour
25g (1oz ) Cocoa
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Bicarbonate of soda
100g ( 4oz ) Butter
250g ( 9oz ) Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
A few drops of Vanilla Extract
175 ml. (6fl oz) Milk
2 Cooking Apples or Eating Apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped or grated
Icing
450g (1lb ) Icing sugar, sifted
25g ( 1oz ) Cocoa
50g ( 2oz ) Butter, softened
90ml. ( 3fl oz ) Milk
Preheat oven to 180/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 20cm ( 8 in ) square cake tin.Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarb. Put the sugar and butter into a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla extract. Whisk in the flour mixture and lastly add the chopped apples and milk. Spoon into tin and bake for 1 hour or till cooked..When cake is cold, make icing by beating all ingredients together, spread over cake and make a swirly pattern and pop on some chocolate drops.
Serves: 12
16 comments:
Ooooh, this sounds delish! My mouth is watering reading about it.
Ruth thanks and beleive me it's been hard for me to not cut a huge slice of thisn and gobble it down but I need to get back into my "skinny" jeans, lol.
Maria
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Maria you have just baked one of my favourite cakes of all time!!!
You really have done a lovely job on the icing and decs - stunning girl!!
This was one of my first cakes to blog, which tells everyone it's a MUST bake!! Oooooh please save me a huge slice :D
Hugs Rosie x
Cute cat! I love cats.
This cake looks nice and chocolatey. I don't think any dessert out there beats a good, chocolate cake.
Your cake looks so great, I love the decorations! x
Thanks ladies ;o)
Maria
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Hi Dell
Thanks ;o)
Maria
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Hi Maria
Your blog is lovely, as is that very cute cake.
That cake looks absolutely delicious.
Vi xx
Hi Vi
How lovely to see you here. Thanks for dropping by ;o)
Maria
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I do like the look and sound of that cake Maria. I will be trying that one .You have a lovely blog here
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Lovely cake, and pussy cat too, looks litle a much loved cat :)
How wonderful to have a terrific recipe shared! thanks maria for posting
I love the sound of this cake with the grated apple. Looks really pretty too.
Thanks for all the lovely comments ;o)
Maria
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Wow Maria, that cake looks so beautiful (as do all your cakes anyway!) It reminds me of an good old-fashioned chocolate cake. I've taken a note of the recipe and will definitely be trying this one. xxx
Hi Nikki ;o)
Thanks for dropping by and the lovely comment. You will love this kids and so will your family!
Maria
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