Eggless Apple Cake

Apples are a great fruit. They taste good , smell divine and allow you to do a lot with them-baking wise.

Ingredients:

• Maida – 1 cup
• Sugar – 3/4 cup
• Fresh Cream (Heavy) – 1/2 cup
• Apple puree – 3/4 cup (approx 1 medium apple)
• Apple wedges  - approx half or 1 apple cut into wedges – depending on size of apple
• Demerara Sugar – 2-3 tbsp
• Cinnamon – a small stick
• Cinnamon – 1/2 tsp powdered
• Vanilla – a few drops
• Baking Powder – 1 tsp
• Cooking Soda – 1/4 tsp
• Curd – 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Line baking tin/muffin pan.
2. Sieve Maida with Baking Powder and Cooking Soda together.
3. Powder Sugar and Cinnamon stick.
4. Cream powdered sugar with fresh cream and Apple Puree. Add Curd. Fold in the Maida.
5. Transfer cake batter to baking tin. Lay apple wedges in the batter and push them half way into the batter. Sprikle with demerera sugar and cinnamon powder.
6. Bake at 200 C for 50 minutes or until browned and skewer inserted in center comes out clean.

Source: Sweet and Simple Bakes

Lakshmi’s notes: I replaced the eggs in the original recipe with apple puree. For the loaf I baked (pic below) I have used an apple crumble topping instead of just demerara sugar.Please note that it turns out  darker than what is indicated in the picture – since Mandira skipped the topping and I used an apple crumble topping, our cakes look lighter. The recipe also works well for muffins – reduce baking time by 10-15 minutes since muffins bake much faster.

Mandira’s notes: This is my first eggless cake. I have some kind of a mental block against eggless cakes-thats why I have never tried one before!My first attempt wasnt bad. It tasted ok but it wasnt as nice as my other cakes are. I am told by Chef Lakshmi I lack practice!