Cinnamon Sumac Spiced Apple Tea Cake
The other week I confessed to my love affair with sumac, oh yes things get spicy up here in the tropical burbs! That was with my Sumac & Lemon Lamb Cutlets for dinner but today I’ve decided to sweeten the affair with this Cinnamon, Sumac Spiced Apple Tea Cake. It goes perfectly with coffee, tea, milk or on it’s own for no reason at all.
I love apple tea cakes, and have a few on the blog here, here and here, but adding a bit of extra spice changes it up a bit to something really quite special. I’ve gone for a bit of a rustic look with this one (seems to happen a lot with my baking, and unfortunately not by design but it’s all about the taste right??) and made it into a loaf but they also look great in round tins too.
I tried this out on my Mum and she requested the recipe so that’s a big endorsement! As usual because I don’t want anyone to miss out on deliciousness I’ve got the regular method and Thermomix one too.
Regular up first, scroll on for the Thermie version
Recipe inspired by Wandercooks.
Ingredients
- 1 granny smith apple, finely chopped
- 3/4 C (110g) brown sugar (keep 1 Tbsp set aside)
- 125 g butter, room temp
- 2 eggs
- 4 tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp sumac
- 125 ml milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C (250 g) SR flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and line a medium loaf tin
- Combine the sugar and butter together, beat with an electric mixer until creamy
- Add the eggs, vanilla extract & 2 tsp of cinnamon, beat until all combined
- Add the flour and gently combine, then add the milk and combine.
- Pour half of the mixture into the prepare tin. Top with half of the chopped apple, 1 tsp cinnamon, half the Tbsp brown sugar & half the sumac
- Add the remaining cake batter and top with the remaining apple, cinnamon, sugar & sumac
- Bake for 40 - 50 minutes until the top is golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean
- Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely (although it's especially good to eat warm!)
Ok, for the Thermomix lovers out there…
What you need:
1 Granny Smith apple, cut into quarters, core removed
110g brown sugar (keep 1 Tbsp aside)
125 g butter, room temperature
4 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
125 g milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp sumac
250 g SR flour
What you do:
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and line a medium loaf tin with baking paper
Chop the apple, Speed 4 / 4 seconds. Set aside
Put the butter and sugar in the TM bowl and combine, Speed 4 /15 seconds
Add the eggs, vanilla & 2 tsp of cinnamon and combine, Speed 3 / 5 seconds
Add the flour, Speed 4 / Reverse / 5 seconds then add the milk and combine, Speed 4 / Reverse / 15 seconds
Pour half the cake batter into the prepared tin & smooth out. Top with half the apple, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 the Tbsp of sugar and half the sumac, sprinkling it over the whole cake
Cover with the remaining cake batter and then top with the rest of the apple, cinnamon, sugar and sumac
Bake in the oven for 40 – 50 minutes until golden on top and an inserted skewer comes out clean
Cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely (or enjoy while still warm which is especially good!)
Apple and cinnamon is one of my all time favourite combos – I never thought to use sumac in a sweet recipe. All this spice is really nice! And you’re right, it’s not how it looks, it’s how it tastes that counts, and I bet this tastes fabulous!
I’m sumacing everywhere at the moment!
Oh yum, this looks delicious, my folks are coming to visit in a few days.
It will be the perfect visitors cake.
I hope you all enjoy it.
This looks delicious – how can you go wrong with the simple combination of apple and cinnamon? It really is so delicious. I can see how sumac would work with it’s slightly ‘lemon-like’ taste.
It just makes it a little bit different.
YUM!!! I very rarely use sumac (no idea why not!!) but I’m definitely going to give this a go! I love the sound of the sweet apples with a kick of spice!
I’m really loving sumac at the moment!
I have never had sumac in a sweet dish before but I love it in savoury so sounds like a great idea to me!
It’s a good way to change up a traditional cake!
Oh my gosh how wonderful is your addiction Vicki. winner here.
It’s so good isn’t it!?