BAKE WITH ME: CHRISTMAS EDITION | FESTIVE APPLE, NUTMEG & CINNAMON ROLL CAKE

‘Tis the season to indulge fa la la la la la la la la.

Christmas is the perfect time to get your bake on and I’ve taken some inspiration from a cinnamon roll recipe on the BBC Good Food website. As always I’ve added a few extra touches. I hope you enjoy making these as much as I do!

Ingredients 

For the dough:-

300g self raising flour 

2 tbsp caster sugar 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tbsp vanilla paste 

70g butter, melted

2 free range egg yolks 

130 ml of milk

Pinch of salt 

For the filling:-

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 tbsp vanilla paste

55g light brown muscavardo sugar 

2 tbsp caster sugar

40g butter, melted 

1 apple, peeled and diced

For the icing:-

Icing sugar to decorate 

What you’ll need:-

Large mixing bowl

Small mixing bowl 

Measuring jug

All purpose scales

Measuring spoons

Wooden spoon 

Electric whisk 

Peeler

Greaseproof paper/ baking parchment 

Cake tin

Rolling pin

Sieve

Cake stand/Charger plate

Edible festive decorations 

Battery operated Christmas lights (optional)

 Method

1.     Preheat your oven to 160C and line a cake tin with greaseproof paper or baking parchment 

2.   In a large mixing bowl, use a wooden spoon to mix all the dry ingredients for the dough together

3. Then whisk all the wet ingredients in a small mixing bowl

4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and knead to create dough

5.  Flour a flat surface and use a rolling pin (or wine bottle, Chilly’s bottle or any other cylindrical object of your choice) to roll the dough into a rectangle. It should measure roughly 30 X 25 cm

6.     Now it’s time to prepare the filling. After using a potato peeler to remove the apple skin, finely dice the apple into small cubes. In a small mixing bowl, whisk all the filling ingredients apart from the apple. Then add the apple and use a wooden spoon to fold it into the filling mix.

7. Evenly spread the filling on the dough and roll lengthways like a roulade or Yule log.

8. Cut into even slices but don’t worry if they’re different sizes – it gives it a rustic feel and proves it’s homemade. Then place in a cake tin. You can glaze the top with milk, although this is optional.

9. Bake for 30-35 minutes

10. Once golden, remove from the oven and leave to cool

11. Once cooled, remove from tin and lightly dust with icing sugar to create a snowy effect. I think this looks more festive than the traditional method of drizzling a vanilla glaze over the top

12. Place on a cake stand or charger plate and add your edible Christmas decorations for an extra wow factor. You can also decorate the cake stand or plate with some battery operated Christmas lights.

Until next time,

C x