Irish Apple Cake

Name: Irish Apple Cake
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 350g Bramley apples, peeled and chopped; 200g self raising flour; 100g cold butter, cubed; 100g caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 egg, beaten; 75ml milk; 1 tbsp demerara sugar

A rustic cake studded with tart apples and a sugary crust, best served warm with custard.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.16 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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350 gBramley applespeeled and chopped
200 gself raising flour
100 gcold buttercubed
100 gcaster sugar
1 tspground cinnamon
1eggbeaten
75 mlmilk
1 tbspdemerara sugar

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin.
2
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the caster sugar and cinnamon.
3
Mix in the egg and milk to make a soft batter. Fold in the chopped apple.
4
Spoon into the tin, level the top and sprinkle with demerara sugar.
5
Bake for 50 minutes, until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
50 min
6
Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm with custard or cream.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.