Sunken baked apple cake with almonds and raisins

Sunken baked apple cake: apple halves filled with almonds, raisins and cinnamon and baked in a batter of spelt flour, honey and yoghurt. A family-friendly dessert.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 25 min
• Cooking time: 50 min
• Total time: 75 min
• Calories: 251 kcal per serving
• Protein: 6 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbs: 29 g

Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 5 apples
• 60g almonds
• 50g raisins
• 100g honey
• 3 eggs
• 1 lemon
• 200g spelt flour
• 150g yoghurt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: oven · springform tin · chopping board · knife

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan) and grease a 26 cm springform tin with a little of the butter.
2. Peel and halve the apples and generously remove the cores. Roughly chop the almonds and mix them with the raisins and cinnamon.
3. Beat the rest of the butter with the honey until creamy, beat in the eggs one at a time and add the grated lemon zest.
4. Mix the spelt flour, baking powder and salt and stir it in alternately with the yoghurt. Spread the batter in the tin.
5. Fill the apple halves with the almond mixture and press them into the batter, filling side up. Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes.
6. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, release the side and serve it lukewarm.

Good to know

A sunken apple cake in which every apple half is filled like a little baked apple. Almonds, raisins and cinnamon sit in the middle and toast as the cake bakes. Lukewarm with a spoonful of yoghurt, it's a dessert for a Sunday in Advent.

Swaps

Yoghurt → buttermilk. Almonds → walnuts. Raisins → chopped dates. Spelt flour → plain flour.

Cooking tips

Use tart apples such as Boskoop, and not too large. Score the rounded side of the apple halves several times so they soften evenly.

Storage

Covered, the cake keeps for 2 days at room temperature and 4 days in the fridge.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), milk, egg and almonds. Suitable for children (no honey for babies under one year old) and in pregnancy.

Frequently asked questions

How long does sunken baked apple cake keep in the fridge?

Covered, the cake keeps for 2 days at room temperature and 4 days in the fridge.