One of the vows I made to myself was that I would bake more often in 2017, atleast once a week. But then nearly a month has gone by and finally I got around to baking.
I spotted a lone apple in the fridge and since it is one of my favourite fruits, I jumped at the chance to make something with it. I had bookmarked a recipe online for a simple apple cake and got down to making it today.
Apple & cinnamon combination has been one of my favourites for as long as I can remember. I love a good hot apple pie, alas there are very few places that make it well. Luckily, this recipe had ingredients [I did tweak it a bit] that I knew could be found in my kitchen which gave me the motivation I needed to get on with it.
I usually pick out all the necessary ingredients, place them on the counter top, clean out the bowls, spoons and measuring equipment before I start. I did the same today, only thing I hadn’t done was peel and slice the apples. I did not forget, but deliberately put it off for the last minute- apples tend to go brown when sliced, remember?!
Ingredients for this cake
[Adapted from this recipe from vegrecipesofindia.com]
dry ingredients:
- 1 medium sized apple – peeled, cored and sliced thin [keep this separately till the batter is ready to be poured into the baking tin]
- 2 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¾ cup plain sugar [did not have demerera sugar]
- a pinch of salt
wet ingredients:
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence
The method.. [preheat the oven at 180 degrees for about 10mins]
- In a big bowl, mix all the dry ingredients
- In another bowl,mix the wet ingredients
- Now combine the wet and dry ingredients, making sure there are no lumps.
- Pour half into a greased cake tin.
- Place half the sliced apples on top of the batter
- Pour the remaining batter and repeat the apple slices on top
- I sprinkled some cinnamon powder and sugar on top as well. Place the tin into the oven and bake for about 25mins .
- Make sure to test with a fork or knife, if it comes out clean the cake is done, else leave it in for few minutes more…
- Allow to cool and serve with coffee/tea.
Not a great shot, but it tastes delicious.. Happy Baking~!!
