Apple & Almond Teacake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 125 g butter (room temperature)
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup self raising flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 apple, peeled & grated
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 180 deg c (350 deg f or gas mark 4). grease then line a 20cm deep round cake pan with baking paper.
• 2 using an electric mixer cream butter and sugar in a small bowl, until pale in colour and light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined.
• 4 transfer mixture to a large bowl. stir in half of the milk and half of the sifted flours. then stir in the remaining milk and flour.
• 5 spread into prepared pan. sprinkle evenly with the apple then top with the almonds.
• 6 bake for about 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. stand for 5 minutes then carefully turn onto a wire rack to cool.