Mom's Apple Cake
Recipe from smitten kitchen · original post · full recipe on smittenkitchen.com
An avalanche of apples, a little batter and a cascade of cinnamon baked in a tube pan. Dairy-free, and it gets better the longer it lasts.
Serves 12 120 minKid-friendly
VegetarianDairy freeBake
Ingredients
- apples — 6 apples1.1 kg
- ground cinnamon8 g
- granulated sugar — divided465 g
- all-purpose flour360 g
- baking powder14 g
- fine sea salt — 1 tsp6 g
- vegetable oil235 ml
- orange juice60 ml
- vanilla extract — 2 ½ tsp13 ml
- large eggs4 ea
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a tube pan. Peel, core and chop the apples into 2.5 cm chunks. Toss with the cinnamon and 65 g of the sugar and set aside.
- Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, orange juice, remaining 400 g sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, scraping down the bowl so everything is incorporated.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Has every item
Aldi UK£9.66
for your meals
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice£4.43
for your meals
£4.58 less over the 9 items both stores stock
No price at Sainsbury's:
- fine sea salt
Tesco£5.25
for your meals
No price at Tesco:
- baking powder
- fine sea salt
Asda£3.45
for your meals
No price at Asda:
- ground cinnamon
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
Morrisons£3.95
for your meals
No price at Morrisons:
- baking powder
- vegetable oil
- large eggs
£0.81a serve
£0.81 a serve, cheapest at Aldi UK
About £9.66 of ingredients used for 12 serves.
£12.28 at Sainsbury's · 9 of 10 items
Aldi UK£9.66
no items missing
you'll pay £12.69 · 24% of it spare
Sainsbury'sBest choice£4.43
missing 1 item
you'll pay £12.28 · 64% of it spare
Tesco£5.25
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.49 · 54% of it spare
Asda£3.45
missing 3 items
you'll pay £9.95 · 65% of it spare
Morrisons£3.95
missing 3 items
you'll pay £8.67 · 54% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£12.28
apples
~£1.11/kg
need 1.1 kgSainsbury's Standard 1.08 kg£1.20closest match
Sainsbury's~£1.11/kg£1.20·Aldi UK~£0.94/kg£0.99·Asda~£0.94/kg£0.99·Tesco~£1.65/kg£2.00·Morrisons£2.00·
OcadoN/A
ground cinnamon
£22.37/kg
need 8 gStamford Street Co. Ground Cinnamon 38 g£0.85closest match
Sainsbury's£22.37/kg£0.85·Aldi UK£0.89·Tesco£27.78/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
granulated sugar
£1.09/kg
need 465 gSainsbury's White Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match
Sainsbury's£1.09/kg£1.09·Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·Asda£1.09/kg£1.09·Morrisons£1.09·OcadoN/A
all-purpose flour
£0.90/kg
need 360 gSainsbury's Plain Flour 500 g£0.45
Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.52/kg£0.78·OcadoN/A
baking powder
£4.06/kg
need 14 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
vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 235 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£2.25/L£2.25·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
orange juice
£1.45/L
need 60 mlSainsbury's Smooth Pure Orange Juice 1 L£1.45closest match
Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Tesco£0.89/L£0.89·Asda£1.15/L£1.15·Morrisons£1.40·Aldi UK£2.59·OcadoN/A
vanilla extract
£56.32/L
need 13 mlSainsbury's Madagascan Vanilla Extract, Taste the Difference 38 ml£2.14closest match
Sainsbury's£56.32/L£2.14·Aldi UK£20.80/L£0.79·Tesco£47.14/L£1.65·Morrisons£47.14/L£1.65·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
large eggs
£0.25/ea
need 4 itemsSainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Large x12 12 pack£3.00closest match
Sainsbury's£0.25/ea£3.00·Aldi UK£0.24/ea£2.89·Tesco£0.28/ea£2.80·Asda£0.29/ea£2.87·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Not stocked at Sainsbury's — buy these elsewhere
fine sea salt
£1.09/kg
need 6 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82closest matchat Asda
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A