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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal416
  • fat22g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs50g
  • sugars36g
  • fibre2g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.54g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line with a strip of baking paper, or use a loaf tin liner (see tip, below). Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs one by one. Grate half the apple and mix it into the batter with the vanilla, dried fruit and ground almonds. Mix the baking powder, flour and spices together with a pinch of salt, then fold into the mix until even. Spoon into the tin and level the top.

  • step 2

    Thinly slice the remaining apple half, toss with the lemon or orange juice, poke the slices a little way into the batter, then sprinkle with 1 tsp more sugar. Bake for 45 mins, then turn the oven down to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Cover the cake with foil, then bake for another 45 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin.

  • step 3

    To finish the cake, melt the marmalade or jam in a small pan, sieve to remove any lumps, then brush it over the cake to glaze the top. Serve cut into thick slices, and spread with a little butter, if you like. Will freeze for up to 1 month.

RECIPE TIPS
FOR BEST RESULTS

Cake tin liners give your bakes that special finish and save you cutting out baking paper and buttering the tin. They help a cake stay fresher for longer, too, as they can be wrapped around it before storing in foil or a tin. Try Lakeland’s 40 cake liners (015394 88100, lakeland.co.uk)

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.34 ratings

gv99tfr9pj49661

Delicious cake but it seems to take far longer to bake than the recipe states

mikkifr

This cake was OK, but not spectacular. It felt too heavy on the dried fruit and not enough apple. Having said that I’m sure that my grandad would have loved it because it tasted like quite an old-fashioned fruitcake we used to have for tea at my grandparents house. :-)

vivienroach

Made this today, used soft light brown sugar and added some mixed peel to the sultanas and raisins. The cake took 30 mins extra to cook and I have a newish oven so will adjust temperature next time, maybe reduce to 140 not 120 for the second 45 min. cook. Looks very good although a little more…

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Mama Bookworm

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made this for the first time today and I wasreally pleased with it. I used a mixture of light muscovado sugar and unrefined caster sugar (didn't have enough LMS), forgot to add the cinnamon, nutmeg and juice and used a cooking apple instead of an eating apple. I also stole from the mixed fruit that…

choccie_123

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I won't be making this again. It's ok but I think there are nicer loaf cake recipes. I had trouble cooking this, I think maybe the oven doesn't need turning down at all, just cover with foil. My cake was over 40 mins longer in the oven! I thought it was going to be dry and over cooked at the edges…

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