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Recent work and related commitments have meant my time in the kitchen in general has been a little scarce, let alone my time in the kitchen with Archie. It has therefore been a pleasure this week to have found some time again to hang out together and create some of our customary havoc. With his morning nap now completely dropped, we have more time than ever before lunch to fill when I am looking after him. This is when the kitchen really comes into its own. Easy wipe-free surfaces, pots, pans, stirrers and ingredients make for and endless supply of things to do.
When we spend time in the kitchen in the morning, there is nothing better than preparing a morning snack together. Make it, bake it, eat it. We had found a bag full of fallen apples (no idea what variety) in the alleyway near to our house and so decided to cook with them.
Apple cake is dead easy. I basically make a classic Victoria sponge mixture, add in the apples, sprinkle some demerara sugar on top and bake. This version is an adapted version of that. I had a few raspberries in the fridge so added them in. I also had the remains of some ground almonds so mixed them in too. They really did add to the moistness of the cake.
As a final small twist, I baked the cake in a rectangular tin, rather than my usual round tin. This made it very easy to just cut the cake up into little squares. Best straight out of the oven but they also keep for a good few days in an airtight container. Best of all, they freeze really well and defrost quickly, meaning that a hearty chunk of snack is never too far away.
Mind you, with a growing toddler, a tired daddy and a heavily pregnant mummy, this tray cake didn’t stand a chance. I am duty bound to report that it did not make it to its final destination. It was gone before the freezer door opened…
[NB - Sorry about my t-shirt, it's a simple stripy number but the camera really didn't like it in the face-on shots! Unplanned psychedelia!]
Easy apple and raspberry tray cake
Preparation time 10-15 minutes
Cooking time 45-50 minutes
About 400g firm cooking apples or other “sharp” variety
A punnet of raspberries (we had a handful left in the fridge, hence why we added them to this recipe! You can use as many or as few as you want)
Juice of one lemon
225g plain butter
225g self-raising flour
225g caster sugar
3 large eggs
2-3 heaped tbsp ground almonds
1 tbsp demerara sugar
Pre-heat your oven to 180C/350F and grease an 8 inch rectangular baking tin with butter, then line it with baking paper.
Sounds very yummy – Archie rocking the tattoo look!!! There may be a blueberry version made this evening despite the lack of mixing equipment in my kitchen at the moment.
yay! what better, after a v trying day, than to watch Archie in all his edible, ingredients-eating, spoon-licking, tattooed gorgeousness. And you looked pretty much ok too Nick for someone suffering from lack of sleep. Even I shouldn't be able to mess up that recipe! Can't wait to try it. Thank you – welcome back.
Ooh, I don't like tatoos on little kids. David Beckham says 'no tats' until you're (?) 18.
Hope you're not offended by a granny aged comment.
When is Archie going to be three?
No, not offended! Archie is three in a month. Where did all the time go?! It was only a temporary tattoo, didn't last until the evening
the three of us have just watched the video – me, and the two children (1 and 4). I think I know what our next baking session will be. And you are so right about being in the kitchen helping to calm things down when you are all tired, and it soothes away all the grumbles.
It so does!! I hope you enjoyed your baking session!!
Tell Archie he was a bit of a plompy plomp in that video and that he should make me a cake immediately (looks sooooo tasty).
I now have to go lie down as i have a headache from your t-shirt…
Lovely to see you back in action! Arch looks so grown up, love the "tattoo"
Lovely to see you both back again Nick, I've missed the videos!
This looks lovely, I'm not a big fan of rasberries but I imagine it would work well with other soft fruit too – I might try it with blackberries as there are masses of them around at the moment…
Hope you got more sleep after this!
Ani
Thanks Ani! DId it work with blackberries??
I was so excited to see your post in my email box. It meant something yummy that even a dunce like me can follow and produce somewhat
Can I replace demerara sugar with normal brown sugar ?
Hi Karen, yes I see no reason why not. Obviously demerara is heavier but I am sure the effect will be much the same…!
Yum! I am sooo getting Ellen a funpod so we can get busy in the kitchen! Brill recipe!
Thanks a lot, hope you and Ellen have fun!!
Hi! With a freezer full of apples this will make a nice change to apple crumble & muffins! Have loads of strawberries too….
I have just got home from Harvest at Jimmy's where we saw you live- not heard of you before. THought Archie was great so have just looked at this for the first time. Great looking food and Archie adds so much more and a great idea for kids.
Thanks look forward to trying the food .
Rachael
Thanks for your very kind comments Rachael!
Delightful, and easy recipe to handle. Trouble is it doesnt give the measurements.
Mmm, we've made this today. I have a slightly mental oven though and the cake was golden and cooked within half an hour but the apples are quite crispy still. Still very tasty but can't decide if the apples are meant to be more cooked?! They weren't cooking apples actually either which could be more the problem….
Say "ola" to grandfather and grandmother from the scare-crow from Portugal !
my daughter now wants to bake this cake right now!
[...] a post over on the lovely Becky Willoughby’s “Single Mummy” blog. On watching our Easy Apple and Raspberry Tray Cake video, Becky and her daughter were inspired to cook it. It’s fair to say it didn’t [...]
Awww this was possibly the cutest video yet! "Say sorry" made me squeal! I thought the psychedelic shirt was good too
I'm going to try this one with Molly, it's easy to adapt to a vegan version! (With vegan egg-replacer fro Australia) 
Yes, it would definitely work as a vegan recipe, Marije… x
Archie is sooooo cute!
cake looks great. I will be trying it out as soon as I can get some apples.
I eventually got around to making this cake with my almost 2 year old. We didn't manage to get many raspberries in as she ate most of them before I managed to bury them in the cake!! The cake was lovely and my daughter loved it as a treat. Going to make it again for the parents visit next week.
I was planning to put some in the freezer but it didn't make it… I'm pregnant with no 2 and had a huge appettite! Just what the little one ordered!
LOL EXACTLY the same thing happened here – with an equally pregnant Jo!! The plan was to save some – the reality was that it barely lasted a few hours! And eating the ingredients before they go in the cake are part of the fun!! When are you due?
I had some frozen mango and raspberries in the freezer waiting to be turned into smoothies, but the mornings are just too cold so they are in the oven right now, hope this doesn't become a mushy mess.
Was wondering, how do you treat them from freezer? Oven to warm through or just left out to defrost??
I had some frozen mango and raspberries in the freezer waiting to be turned into smoothies, but the mornings are just too cold so they are in the oven right now, hope this doesn't become a mushy mess.
Hi Archie
Looking forward to seeing you soon. I also like cooking hope you can teach me. I will show you how to do a magic trick. When we sit down & have party food which I’m sure your going to be in charge of I really like flapjacks. I will keep my fingers crossed. See you soon mr marvel (lee)
Hi Nick
Love Love Love this cake it's SO easy and lovely every time. I'm experimenting today as no fruit in the house as trip to Sainsburys is way over due but I've got chocolate chips so I'm going to try those. I'll let you know how it comes out…
Love to u all great to see u at the party it was great to see Archie enjoying himself and singing too!! Loved it…. x
What a fab website!! I love the fact that even I can do it!! Tried out the recipe last night with my nearly 2 year old.
He had loads of fun and the cake turned out a success. Thank you Nick for inspiring me to bake a cake finally!! Anthea xx
I'm SO happy that I found you! I'm always searching for new things to do with Joe (2 on Friday) and now I have a whole raft of activities that are useful too. Thank you.
This is the 1st time I've watched one of your videos. Been meaning to for ages – but never found the time. Am so glad I did – completely captivated by the fab teamwork between you and your beautiful little boy. AND all the best food comes from small kitchens… I'll try this with my 2 y old and 3 y old. Thanks
So tasty, thanks for the idea, currently making pineapple and plum version. This is my go to recipe for using up past-best fruit with my son.
Have been meaning to make this for a while, finally managed this evening and its just out the oven – WOW its soo good! Used blackberries instead of raspberries and they worked perfectly!