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Radio Ulster,22 Nov 2025,6 mins

Apple, Fig and Walnut Cake

Cooking with Paula McIntyre

Available for over a year

Apple, Fig and Walnut Cake 1 large Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped 100ml vegetable oil 1 teaspoon baking powder 100g chopped dried figs 150g soft brown sugar 2 eggs 75ml buttermilk 140g plain flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon mixed spice 30g wholemeal flour 75g chopped walnuts Set the oven to 180oc and butter a cake tin. Cook the apples with 25g of the sugar until soft then blend to a smooth puree. Cool. Whisk the apple puree with the vegetable oil, buttermilk and eggs. Mix the flours with the baking powder,spices, figs, sugar and walnuts. Add the wet ingredients and whisk to a smooth batter. Spoon into the tin and bake for about 40 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Drizzle for cake 60g icing sugar 1 dessertspoon maple syrup ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1 dessertspoon water Mix together and drizzle over the cool cake. Or if you want to have the cake with blue cheese leave off the drizzle.

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