Week 5 - Yeovil Town FC & Somerset Apple Cake

In my research this week I couldn't resist Yeovil Town FC, what a great name!! After mis-pronouncing I was informed that it is said Yo-Ville....oops...and with some stewed apples in the fridge it was decided!! Somerset Apple Cake it is!!

A couple of interesting things about Yeovil... Their nickname is 'The Glovers', they were founded in 1895 (as Yeovil Casuals), thier ground is Huish Park (with a capacity of 9665) - built in 1990 after moving from their famous sloping pitch at Huish!!cool!!.

This year they are in league one, 17th - although they are well known as being the most successful non-league team in the FA Cup - having defeated major football league teams, most famously Sunderland in the 4th round in 1949, going on to play in front of more than 81,000 against Manchester United at Maine Road.

Somerset Apple Cake - Somerset has some wonderful apples and this cake is deliciously moist, I had already stewed some apples with orange juice, honey, raisons and spices a few days prior to making this cake. This resulted in a deliciously aromatic cake that tasted brilliant warm with custard...It is best consumed within 2 days of being made & makes about 12 slices.

Ingredients
110g Butter
175g Dark soft brown sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
225g Plain flour
1tsp Ground mixed spice
1tsp Ground cinnamon
2tsp Baking powder
450g Cooking apples (although I prefer the tartness of granny smiths) peeled, cored & chopped
3-4 Tbsp Milk
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tbsp Light demerara sugar

i. Preheat oven to 170C
ii. Grease and line a deep 18cm round cake tin with greaseproof paper
iii. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, spices, baking powder and mix well. Fold in the apples and enough milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
iv. Turn into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour until well risen and firm to touch. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!

information re Yeovil Town is c/o wikipedia