I spent yesterday afternoon baking my first apple cake. The recipe was suggested by Sian Hallewell, and was handpicked by Jean Christophe Novelli to appear in the new cookery book Let’s Get Cooking! by Flora Cuisine.
Let’s Get Cooking! contains 30 everyday recipes, from simple suppers to great cakes, by mums and dads from across the UK. It was created after they ran a recipe competition on their Facebook page earlier in the year. Flora Cuisine is a healthy cooking oil which is great for frying, roasting and baking. It has 45% less saturated fat than olive oil which means mealtimes can be that bit healthier.
I love baking but apple cake using dessert apples (on page 49) was new to me. The cookery book is laid out really clearly so it was easy to follow the recipe. I had a little bit of help from the toddler at the mixing stage and he was incredibly impatient waiting for them to bake! The apples give added texture and cinnamon and apple flavour is a delicious autumnal flavour. A very yummy cake!
A big thanks to Flora Cuisine for supplying the cookbook and ingredients.
Flora Cuisine are offering the chance to win a copy of Let’s Get Cooking and a week’s worth of delicious dinners for a family of four. To be in with a chance of winning, you just have to choose a dish from the cookbook (a free download is available here) and submit a recipe review in one of the following ways:
Follow @OfficialFloraUK on Twitter and tweet a bite-sized review using the hashtag #CookbookComp
Example: @OfficialFloraUK I added raisins into the mixture and it’s safe to say the kids loved them! #CookbookComp
Or, find the recipe on the Flora website and leave a review in the comments section below it. Then drop a quick email to flora@tmw.co.uk so they can contact you if you are one of the lucky winners.
The competition is open until the end of next week so there are two prizes left to claim. Terms and conditions can be found on their website. Good luck if you enter!
