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Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze — Cost per Serve & Where to Buy | CartSorted

@sallysbakeblog/Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

Recipe from Sally McKenney · original post · full recipe on sallysbakingaddiction.com

A soft, tender, moist spiced apple cake with juicy apples in every bite, topped with a buttery brown sugar glaze.

Serves 12 120 minKid-friendly

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Ingredients

all-purpose flour313 g
baking powder — 2 tsp9 g
baking soda — ¾ tsp3.4 g
salt — ½ tsp3 g
ground cinnamon — 2 tsp5 g
ground nutmeg — ½ tsp1.3 g
ground ginger0.25 tsp
ground allspice — ¼ tsp0.6 g
vegetable oil240 ml
granulated sugar200 g
brown sugar100 g
unsweetened applesauce240 g

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Dairy-free
- 56 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 120 ml Oat cream instead of heavy cream
Make the glaze exactly as written with dairy-free butter and oat cream; it may need a minute or two longer cooling to thicken.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

List price at each shop

Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's
· £5.56 of food
£18.34
70% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- baking soda
- salt
- unsweetened applesauce
- large apples
- heavy cream
MorrisonsBest choice
· £7.08 of food
£16.09
56% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- baking powder
- baking soda
- ground allspice
- vegetable oil
- unsweetened applesauce
- large eggs
Tesco
· £8.41 of food · £1.33 more
£21.53
61% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- ground allspice
- unsweetened applesauce
- large apples
Aldi UK
· £10.75 of food · £3.67 more
£17.01
37% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- baking soda
- ground nutmeg
- ground allspice
- brown sugar
- unsweetened applesauce
- heavy cream
Asda
· £6.04 of food
£14.35
58% spare
No price at Asda for:
- baking powder
- baking soda
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
- ground ginger
- ground allspice
- unsweetened applesauce
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream

£0.53a serve

from £0.53 a serve at Sainsbury's · 14 of 19 ingredients priced

About £6.37 of ingredients used for 12 serves.

£19.79 across 5 shops · 17 of 19 items priced · £1.54 more for bigger packs, 67% spare for later

Sainsbury's

£5.56

missing 5 items

you'll pay £18.34 · 70% of it spare

MorrisonsBest choice

£7.08

missing 6 items

you'll pay £16.09 · 56% of it spare

Tesco

£8.41

missing 6 items · £1.33 more

you'll pay £21.53 · 61% of it spare

Aldi UK

£10.75

missing 6 items · £3.67 more

you'll pay £17.01 · 37% of it spare

Asda

£6.04

missing 9 items

you'll pay £14.35 · 58% of it spare

Buy at Aldi UK£9.09

all-purpose flour

£0.47/kg

need 313 gThe Pantry Plain Flour 1.5 kg£0.70closest match

Aldi UK£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Asda£0.52/kg£0.78·OcadoN/A

granulated sugar

£1.09/kg

need 200 gThe Pantry Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match

Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A

large eggs

£0.24/ea

need 4 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 12 Pack 12 each£2.89closest match

Aldi UK£0.24/ea£2.89·Tesco£0.28/ea£2.80·Asda£0.29/ea£2.87·Sainsbury's£0.25/ea£3.00·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A

vanilla extract

£20.80/L

need 5 mlThe Pantry Madagascan Vanilla Extract 38 ml£0.79closest match

Aldi UK£20.80/L£0.79·Sainsbury's£250.00/L£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·Tesco£47.14/L£1.65·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

large apples

£0.59

need 3 items3 × Nature's Pick Bramley Apple Each 1 each 1 item

Aldi UK£0.59·Asda£2.48/kg£2.48·Morrisons£2.60·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·OcadoN/A

unsalted butter

£7.40/kg

need 56 gCowbelle British Unsalted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match

Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£8.25/kg£1.65·Morrisons£1.65·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·OcadoN/A

Buy at Sainsbury's£4.85

baking powder

£4.06/kg

need 9 gSainsbury's Baking Powder 160 g£0.65

Sainsbury's£4.06/kg£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A

ground cinnamon

£22.37/kg

need 5 gStamford Street Co. Ground Cinnamon 38 g£0.85closest match

Sainsbury's£22.37/kg£0.85·Aldi UK£0.89·Morrisons£1.09·Tesco£51.28/kg£2.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

ground nutmeg

£19.00/kg

need 1.3 gSainsbury's Ground Nutmeg 50 g£0.95closest match

Sainsbury's£19.00/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Tesco£62.50/kg£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

ground allspice

£23.75/kg

need 0.6 gSainsbury's Ground Allspice 40 g£0.95

Sainsbury's£23.75/kg£0.95·Tesco£54.05/kg£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A

vegetable oil

£1.45/L

need 240 mlSainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1 L£1.45closest match

Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£1.45/L£1.45·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Morrisons£1.55

ground ginger

£1.00

need 0.25 tspRajah Ground Ginger 85gclosest match

Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UK£21.00/kg£0.65·Tesco£26.32/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£13.00/kg£1.30·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

heavy cream

£1.10

need 120 mlMorrisons British Double Cream 150 ml

Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£13.66/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Tesco£1.98

orange juice

£0.89/L

need 30 mlGrower's Harvest Orange Juice Smooth 1 Litre 1 L£0.89closest match

Tesco£0.89/L£0.89·Asda£2.27/L£1.02·Morrisons£1.40·Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£2.59·OcadoN/A

powdered sugar

£1.09/kg

need 60 gGranulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09

Tesco£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Aldi UK£1.78/kg£0.89·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·OcadoN/A

Buy at Asda£2.32

salt

£1.09/kg

need 3.4 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82

Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·OcadoN/A

brown sugar

£3.00/kg

need 300 gGem Soft Dark Brown Sugar 500 g£1.50closest match

Asda£3.00/kg£1.50·Tesco£4.00/kg£2.00·Morrisons£2.15·Sainsbury's£3.85/kg£3.85·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A

Not priced

baking soda · 3.4 g
unsweetened applesauce · 240 g

large eggs — at room temperature4 ea

vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml

orange juice30 ml

large apples — peeled and chopped; about 360 g3 ea

unsalted butter — for the glaze56 g

brown sugar — for the glaze200 g

heavy cream120 ml

salt — a pinch0.4 g

powdered sugar — sifted60 g

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 9×13-inch (23×33 cm) baking pan.
Make the cake: Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice together in a large bowl.
Whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, eggs, vanilla, and orange juice together in a medium bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until combined. Fold in the chopped apples. It will seem like a lot of apples and that’s OK!
Spread the batter evenly into the pan. Bake for 45–50 minutes, loosely tenting with foil around the 30-minute mark to prevent over-browning. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Set the pan on a wire rack and cool for at least 30 minutes before topping or serving.
Make the glaze: Combine the butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until the butter melts, then stop stirring and bring to a rapid boil. Boil for 1 minute. Turn the heat to low, stir, and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in the sifted powdered sugar. Cool for at least 20 minutes to slightly thicken.
Spoon the glaze over the cake right before serving (the cake can still be warm). If the glaze thickens too much, microwave for 15 seconds and stir. Cover leftovers and store at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.