❣ happy birthday Nannie

it's my Nannie's birthday today and we went to visit her yesterday:

I know she loves apple cake so I baked this one for her:

the sharpness of the bramleys really works with the vanilla sponge:

Nannie is 87 years young and as she said 'with all marbles rolling'

apple cake for my Nannie

you will need:

250g caster sugar

250g butter

250g self raising flour

3 bramley apples ~ peeled, cored and cut into wedges

4 eggs

a vanilla pod ~ it's the seeds you need 

*or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons demerara sugar

half teaspoon cinnamon

preheat your oven to 180°c/ gas 4/350°f

line and grease a 30cm spring form tin:

in a large bowl cream together the sugar and butter until pale and fluffy:

next add the eggs one at a time and beat well:

*and rest in between as this is hard work or you could use an electric whisk*

add the vanilla seeds or extract and mix:

then fold in the flour:

put half the mixture into the bottom of your tin:

then layer on your apple wedges:

cover with the rest of the mix and sprinkle with

demerara and cinnamon:

bake for 35-40 minutes until springy to touch:

leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then remove

and cool on a rack:

delicious on its own or with custard: 

mmM