This Mary Berry’s Best Apple Cake Recipe is a moist and easy recipe, which is made with self-raising flour and cooking apples. It’s a classic, foolproof recipe, ready in about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Mary Berry’s Best Apple Cake Recipe Ingredients
- 225g (8oz) self-raising flour
- 1 level tsp baking powder
- 225g (8oz) caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 150g (5oz) butter, melted
- 250g (9oz) cooking apples, peeled and cored
- 25g (1oz) flaked almonds
- Icing sugar, for dusting
How To Make Mary Berry’s Best Apple Cake Recipe
- Prep the oven and tin: Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan 140°C/gas 3. Lightly grease a deep 20cm (8in) loose-bottomed cake tin.
- Make the cake batter: Measure the flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, almond extract, and melted butter into a large bowl. Mix well until blended, then beat for a minute.
- Assemble the cake: Spread half of this mixture into the prepared tin. Thickly slice the apples and lay them on top of the mixture, piling them mostly towards the centre. Using two dessert spoons, roughly spoon the remaining mixture over the apples, making sure the centre is well covered.
- Bake: Sprinkle with the flaked almonds. Bake in the preheated oven for 1¼–1½ hours until golden and coming away from the sides of the tin.
- Serve: Dust with icing sugar before serving warm with cream or ice cream.
Recipe Tips
- How to get a moist cake? The all-in-one method, where all the ingredients are mixed together at once, is key to this cake’s simple preparation and moist texture.
- Can I make this ahead of time? This cake is best served warm, but it can be made the day before. Once cooked and cold, you can also wrap and freeze it for up to 3 months.
- What are the best apples for this cake? Cooking apples, like Bramley apples, are ideal because they break down into a soft, fluffy texture when cooked.
- How do I know when the cake is done? The cake is ready when it’s golden brown, firm to the touch, and has started to shrink away from the sides of the tin. A skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean.
What To Serve With Apple Cake
This classic cake is a perfect dessert or teatime treat.
- A generous dollop of clotted cream or crème fraîche
- A scoop of vanilla bean ice cream
- A drizzle of warm custard
- A simple dusting of icing sugar
How To Store Apple Cake
- Room Temperature: Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Freeze: Wrap the cooled cake well in clingfilm and then foil. It can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
Apple Cake Nutrition Facts
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Protein: 5g
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 30g
Nutrition information is estimated and may vary based on ingredients and cooking methods used.
FAQs
Yes, if you can’t find cooking apples, you can use a tart eating apple like Granny Smith. You may need to add a little less sugar to the recipe.
A loose-bottomed tin makes it much easier to remove the cake without damaging it. If you don’t have one, make sure to grease and line your tin very well with baking parchment, leaving an overhang to help you lift the cake out.
The batter is quite thick, so it’s easier to spoon it over the apples rather than trying to spread it. Don’t worry if it looks messy; it will spread out and even out as it bakes.
Try More Recipes:
- Mary Berry Blackberry and Apple Crumble Recipe
- Mary Berry Apple Crumble Recipe
- Mary Berry Sugar-Free Carrot Cake Recipe
Mary Berry’s Best Apple Cake Recipe
Description
A classic, moist, and easy-to-make apple dessert cake with a tender crumb and a crunchy almond topping.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C/fan 140°C/gas 3. Grease a deep 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, almond extract, and melted butter in a bowl and beat for one minute.
- Spread half the batter in the tin. Top with thickly sliced apples.
- Spoon the remaining batter over the apples and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
- Bake for 1¼–1½ hours until golden.
- Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Notes
- The all-in-one method makes this a very quick and easy cake to prepare.
- Using cooking apples will give you the best soft, fluffy texture in the filling.
- This cake is delicious served warm as a dessert or cold as a teatime treat.
- Don’t worry about perfectly covering the apples with the top layer of batter; it will spread out during baking.
