Apple Cake With a Sweet Glaze

• 4 -6 granny smith apples, peeled and cored (800g)
• 100 g butter, chopped
• 100 g golden syrup
• 1 34 cups caster sugar
• 100 g butter, extra (diced and room temp.)
• 12 cup vegetable oil
• 12 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups self raising flour
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup apple juice

1. Chop the apples into small chunks (not tiny pieces).
2. Heat the butter and syrup in a sauce pan - allow butter to melt and bubbling at the sides on a LOW heat.
3. Add the apples and increase heat to medium for 8-10 minutes until the apples are halfway cooked and golden - set aside to cool (about 20 minutes).
4. In a bowl beat the sugar, extra butter oil, lemon zest, spices and vanilla - beat until thick and creamy.
5. Add the eggs one at a time until well combined.
6. Sift the flour, add the milk and fold through the butter mix together with a large spoon.
7. Spoon half the cake batter into a well greased bunt tin.
8. Top with the apples - but no syrup (this will be our glaze later).
9. Top with the remaining cake mixture and bake for 35-45 minutes (or until cooked when tested with a skewer).
10. Once cooked, cool briefly and pour the glaze over the cake.
11. Let the cake cool until the glaze has been absorbed (about 20 minutes).
12. Remove from the pan and serve warm OR cold with cream.

apples, butter, golden syrup, caster sugar, butter, vegetable oil, lemon zest, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, vanilla, eggs, flour, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-cake-with-a-sweet-glaze-506217 (may not work)