Name: Anzac apple crunch cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200 gram butter; 1 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 apples, peeled and diced; 2 tablespoon milk; 40 gram butter; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1/2 cup thread coconut; 1/4 cup golden syrup; 2 tablespoon milk

Anzac apple crunch cake

This apple crunch cake is divine, with moist apples and a crunchy topping that has the classic flavours of Anzac biscuits – oats, coconut and golden syrup. Substitute pears for apples, if you like.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

200 gram butter

1 3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 apples, peeled and diced

2 tablespoon milk

40 gram butter

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup thread coconut

1/4 cup golden syrup

2 tablespoon milk

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 175°C. Line a square 21cm cake tin or similar with baking paper.

2.Cream the butter and sugar, using an electric beater, for 4-5 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each.

3.Sift over the flour, baking powder, soda and spices, then fold together with the diced apple and milk. Spoon into the cake tin and smooth the top. Bake for 40 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, melt the butter, oats, coconut, golden syrup and milk together, then mix until smooth. Quickly spoon the topping over the par-cooked cake and return it to the oven.

5.Bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until the cake is cooked in the centre when tested with a skewer and the topping is golden.

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