Mixed Spice Apple Cake - a light healthier cake with fresh apples, sultanas and a hint of spices.
Yummy Apple Cake
A perfect cake to make and enjoy when you have some apples that need to be used up. A slice of this is perfect with a cuppa as an afternoon treat.
You can even serve it with a little light cream or custard for a more decadent treat - yum!!!
Substitutes for Sultanas in Cake
Don't like sultanas? Sub for some chocolate chips, just don't forget to recalculate the values if you do.
I like semi-sweet or even dark chocolate chips best in this cake as they compliment the apple.
What size cake tin for the Apple Cake?
I used a 7-inch springform cake tin to bake this cake. A 7 inch is just the right size, you don't really want one any wider or your cake will not get the right height, a 6 inch would possibly work too.
I haven't tested it as muffins, but if you want to give it a go, then make sure you reduce the cooking time, as muffin-sized cakes will take a lot less time to cook that a bigger cake.
Can I use another type of sweetener?
You will notice in this recipe I use a granulated sweetener which is Erythritol based and is used like for like in measurement to sugar. It also doesn't have that horrible after taste that you get with certain sweeteners.
If you can't get sukrin gold, then I recommend using another Erythritol type sweetener, as this cake hasn't been tested with other sweeteners.
Other types of sweetener, are not used like for like for sugar, so you can't use them in the same measurements as I have here. However, if you do decide to give it a try with another type of sweetener, you need to look at the packaging and see what the sugar/sweetener ratio is for that brand, so you know how to adjust.
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Mixed Spice Apple Cake
Mixed Spice Apple Cake - a light healthier cake with fresh apples, sultanas and a hint of spices.
Ingredients
- 1 small apple, peeled chopped (stewed without sugar)
- 100g of plain (all purpose) flour
- 5 tablespoons of granulated sweetener
- 1.5 teaspoon of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 20g of sultanas
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 teaspoons of mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 6 tablespoons of fat free yoghurt
- cooking oil spray
- Icing sugar, to dust (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c or 350f
- Grease a large round sponge cake tin with coconut oil spray
- Stew apple in a little water for a few mins, you want it to still have a slight bite to it and not be a puree, chop finely and set aside in a bowl to cool.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Separate the yolks from the egg. Then add the vanilla extract to the egg yolks, along with the sukrin, and yoghurt. Whisk until you have a smooth paste.
- Add this into the flour mix and combine until smooth.
- In another bowl whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Then carefully fold this into the rest of the cake mixture, until ingredients are combined (be careful not to over mix).
- Fold in the apple and sultanas.
- Add to the oven and bake for approx 45 mins (a skewer entered into the centre should come out clean)
- When the cake is ready, remove from oven and allow to cool completely in the cake tin. Remove carefully from tin, slice into 6 equal size slices and it is ready to serve.
- Enjoy!!
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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1 SERVING (⅙th of the cake)Amount Per Serving Calories 121Total Fat 2.7gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 124mgSodium 203mgCarbohydrates 19.1gFiber 0.9gSugar 5.3gProtein 5.8g
Chantel Mcgill says
Made this earlier, very tasty.
Lindy says
Lovely cake and it was gobbled up by family in no time! I used 8 inch tin and it was cooked in 27 minutes. Lovely with light squirty cream and youngest had hers with a drizzle of icing sugar mixed with water. Cut into 8 so only 3 syns per slice. Going to try this cake as muffins next - they'd be a super breakfast or tea time snack.
Jill says
Hi, looks great, would it keep for a few days as I would need to make it in advance.
Many thanks
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yes it will keep for a few days, make sure to store in a airtight container.