Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 150g self-raising flour
- 75g Waitrose Desiccated Coconut
- 175g butter, softened
- 175g caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 3 tbsp milk
- Juice and finely grated zest of 2 limes
- 6 tbsp apricot jam
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Grease and line the base of a shallow oblong tin, about 20 x 30cm.
- Peel apples and cut into small chunks.
- But the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl, beat until pale and fluffy.
- Mix in the flour, 50g of the coconut, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and lime zest.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Sprinkle with the remaining coconut, then scatter the apple chunks over the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the cake is risen and golden.
- Heat the lime juice in a small pan with the apricot jam, stirring until the jam has melted. Drizzle or brush over the warm cake, cut into slices and serve, with crème fraîche.
You can make the cake up to a day ahead, then reheat it at 180°C, gas mark 4, for 10 minutes.
Adapted from: http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Mango_and_Coconut_Slice.aspx
