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Damson and apple upside-down cake
Ingredients
- 400g damsons
- 250g unsalted butter, softened
- 50g demerara sugar
- 150g soft dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1½ tsp mixed spice
- 3 apples, peeled, cored and grated
Method
Prep time:
20 min
PT20M
Cooking time:
1h
PT1H
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Step 1
Preheat your oven to 190°C/Gas 5. -
Step 2
Halve the damsons and remove the stones. -
Step 3
Line a 24cm loose-bottomed non-stick cake tin with baking parchment. Spread 50g of the butter over the bottom and evenly sprinkle the demerara sugar over. Place the damsons on top, cut-side down, in an even pattern. -
Step 4
Whisk the sugar and remaining butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. -
Step 5
Add the flour, spices and grated apple. Gently fold everything together, until they are just combined. -
Step 6
Pour the mix over the damsons in the tin and gently level it out with the back of a spoon. -
Step 7
Bake for about 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. -
Step 8
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes, then invert onto a plate to cool. -
Step 9
Serve warm or cool, with cream.