Apple Tea Cake. Like Your Grandma Used To Make!

I have been trying to get this recipe right for a while now and this is as close as I have come.  There is nothing like a slice of Apple Tea Cake with a cup of tea on a cold Winters Day.  

I used to make this with my Nan when I was a kid and I think we sprinkled raw sugar on top with cinnamon and nutmeg  but I have changed it up a little because I think the recipe calls for a little extra moisture, which is why I have added the sugar syrup.  

The cake I have made in the picture doesn't have enough apple on top this is because I only had one apple left in my fruit bowl.

I think this is a really good recipe for kids and I hope that Tigi helps me make the next one, instead of just banging the wooden spoon on the benchtop.

INGREDIENTS

110g butter
1/3 cup castor sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 large egg
1¼ cups self raising flour
1/3 cup milk
2 peeled apples, thinly sliced
melted butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon icing sugar

2 dessert spoons of orange juice

1 tablespoon of boiling water

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180°C.

I use my Kitchen Aid (you can use beaters or a hand whisk, if you are strong) to cream the butter and sugar then once smooth add the egg and vanilla essence, and beat until combined.

Double sift the flour and add to mixture with milk. Beat until combined.

Grease and line a round 20cm tin with baking paper.

Arrange thinly sliced pieces of apple on top of the poured cake mixture, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with half the cinnamon.

Place in the middle shelf of the oven at 180°C. Bake for around 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Combine 1 tablespoon of icing sugar with 2 dessert spoons of of warmed orange juice and 1 dessert spoons of hot water.  Skewer little holes in the cake and pour sugar syrup over the top.  Allow the cake to stand for 10minutes before serving sprinkled with a dash more sugar and cinnamon.