Sustainable Irish Apple Cake

Ingredients

Working Method

Cake Mix
Mix all cake ingredients for 2 minutes on slow speed, and 3 minutes on medium speed with a flat beater. Add the Topfil Apple to the batter and mix for 1 minute on slow speed. Spread the cake batter onto a 40 x 30cm baking tray and bake for 30 minutes, at 160C in a convection oven.

Crispy Coating
Temper the Belcolade chocolate to 35C. Add the grape seed oil and the Crousticreps and mix together.

Decoration
Place a small amount of Utterly Fruity Apple on each piece.

Assembley
Cut disks of cake 50mm round. Dip the base and sides of each cake disk in the crispy coating and leave to set. Decorate with a small amount of Utterly Fruity Bramley Apple pieces. Coat with Harmony Ready glaze on top.

The story behind the classic Irish Apple Cake

Dating back to the 19th century, the Irish Apple Cake is the most authentic Irish patisserie. Based on a bread recipe, sweetened with apples, the recipe has evolved over time to include sugar and spices. It is distinctive by it's rustic sugary top.