Teisen afal, Welsh apple cake

Name: Teisen afal, Welsh apple cake
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Welsh
Ingredients: 3 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and diced; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 120g dairy free spread, softened; 120g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 3 tbsp soya milk; 2 tbsp demerara sugar, to sprinkle

A moist apple cake with a golden crust, baked with cinnamon and eaten warm or cold.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.38 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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3Bramley applespeeled, cored and diced
200 gself-raising flour
1 tspground cinnamon
120 gdairy free spreadsoftened
120 gcaster sugar
2eggs
3 tbspsoya milk
2 tbspdemerara sugarto sprinkle

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin.
2
Beat the spread and caster sugar together until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3 min
3
Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour with each.
4
Fold in the rest of the flour, cinnamon, soya milk and two thirds of the apple.
5
Spoon into the tin, scatter over the remaining apple and the demerara sugar.
6
Bake for 40 minutes until golden and firm. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then serve warm.
40 min

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