Devonshire Apple Cake

Name: Devonshire Apple Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g butter, softened; 200g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp whole milk; 3 Bramley apples, peeled and diced; 2 tbsp demerara sugar; clotted cream to serve

A thick, moist West Country apple and cinnamon cake served warm with clotted cream. Folding the diced apple through the batter gently, right at the end, keeps the pieces distinct and juicy instead of breaking down and disappearing into the crumb.

Total time

75 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

200gbutter, softened

200gcaster sugar

3eggs

200gself-raising flour

1 tspcinnamon

1/2 tspbaking powder

2 tbspwhole milk

3Bramley apples, peeled and diced

2 tbspdemerara sugar

clotted creamto serve

Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs.

Fold in flour, cinnamon and baking powder with milk.

Fold in diced apple.

Pour into a greased 20cm tin. Scatter with demerara sugar.

Bake at 180°C for 50-55 minutes. Serve warm with clotted cream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

790

Protein

10.1g

Fat

44.9g

Carbs

90g

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

421mg

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