Spiced Apple Spelt Cake with Ginger Glaze
Serves 8-10
Ingredients
60g quick cook oats
300g wholemeal spelt flour
2 cups peeled, grated Granny Smith apples (about 3-4 apples)
250g brown sugar
250ml Azalea Grapeseed Oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground nutmeg
125ml milk
Sea salt
GINGER GLAZE
100g crystallised ginger, finely chopped
⅔ cup lemon juice
270g icing sugar, sifted
½ tbsp Azalea Grapeseed Oil
METHOD
1.
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease and line a 20cm round baking pan.
2.
Combine all ingredients (except glaze ingredients) in a large bowl, mix well. Season with a pinch of sea salt. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 40-45 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly while you prepare the glaze.
3.
To prepare the glaze, combine ginger and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Cook over a medium heat for 2-3 mins then remove from heat, whisk in the icing sugar and Azalea Grapeseed Oil. Pour over the warm cake. Serve immediately.