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Cidered apple & pear sauce cake
A very moist cake.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Servings:
8
Ingredients
100
mls dry cider
2
eating apples
peeled, cored & cut into small chunks
1
pear
peeled, cored & cut into small chunks
1
tsp
lavender flowers
220
g
margarine
220
g
soft brown sugar
220
g
wholemeal flour
3
eggs
beaten
Instructions
Put cider, apples, pears and lavender into pan over a medium heat, to soften fruit.
Bring to boil and stirring regularly, boil for about 10 -15 minutes until the cider has reduced and you have a thick chunky ‘jam’.
Leave to cool.
Cream margarine and sugar until light and shiny, and slowly beat in eggs, adding a tablespoon of flour between each egg.
Fold in the rest of the flour gently.
Add the ‘jam’ and fold in carefully.
Pour into lined 1lb loaf tin and bake 180c /gas mark 4, for about 45 minutes until the middle of the cake springs back when gently pressed.
Notes
Serve warm or cold with a big spoonful of clotted cream.