Apple and Ginger Cake Recipe - Le Gourmet TV

2015-06-29 17

So moist and delicious! This will soon become a family favourite.

Ingredients:
¾ cup (175 mL) butter, at room temperature
1 cup (250 ml) brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
1 Tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) ground ginger
zest from 1 lemon
3 apples, peeled
1 Tbsp (15 mL) Demerara sugar

Method:
Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
Grease and line a 13x9” baking pan.

Mix together flour, baking powder and spices
Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold dry into butter mixture, add lemon zest, and 1 chopped apple and mix into batter.

Fill prepared pan, smoothing top with a spatula. Bake for 10 mins. Remove from oven, and arrange sliced apples over batter. Sprinkle with demerara sugar, and bake for another 20-25 mins, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan.