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It's Foodie Thursday!

Resident chef Nigel Barden whips up another feast for the senses on another Foodie Thursday - today it's sweet dessert time with an Apple and Olive Oil cake.

Nigel Barden dished up a delicious Apple and Olive Cake for Foodie Thursday- if you'd like to try out the recipe you can find it at the bottom of this page. Martin Hughes-Games of Springwatch gave the inside track on Slugs, there was a somewhat sweaty confession from a former student, Author and Astronomer David Whitehouse helped out with 麻豆约拍work Sucks and Matt's special sporting guest was football writer and broadcaster Ben Lyttleton. Rebecca was on the money and Sally Traffic gave all the latest travel updates.

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Thu 22 May 2014 17:05
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Apple and Olive Oil Cake with Maple Icing

Apple & Olive Oil Cake with Maple Icing

by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi from 'Ottolenghi The Cookbook' (Ebury Press)

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The olive oil gives this cake extra depth & intensity. The complex flavours mature over time, so consider wrapping the cake in cling film & refrigerating it, ready to ice & serve, for up to 3 days. Somewhat less festive (& less calorie laden), this is still very satisfying without the maple icing. Just dust lightly with icing sugar.

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Serves 6-8

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Prep time 45 mins

Cooking time听1陆听hrs

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Ingredients

80g sultanas

4 tbsp water

280g plain flour

陆 tsp ground cinnamon

录 tsp salt

陆 tsp baking powder

1录听tsp bicarbonate of soda

120ml olive oil

160g caster sugar

陆 vanilla pod

2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten

3 Bramley apples, peeled, cored, & cut into 1cm dice

grated zest of 1 lemon

2 free-range egg whites

Icing sugar for dusting (optional)

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Maple Icing:

100g unsalted butter, at room temperature

100g light muscovado sugar

85ml maple syrup

220g cream cheese, at room temperature

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Method

听Grease a 20cm springform cake tin & line the base & sides with baking parchment. Place the sultanas & water in amedium saucepan & simmer over a low heat until all of the water has been absorbed. Leave to cool. Preheat the oven to 170掳C / Gas Mark 3. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder & bicarbonate of soda & set aside. Put the oil & sugar in the bowl of a free-standing electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a whisk if you don't have a mixer).听Slit the vanilla pod lengthways in half &, using a sharp knife, scrape the seeds out into the bowl. Beat the oil, sugar & vanilla together, then gradually add the eggs. The mix should be smooth & thick at this stage. Mix in the diced apples, sultanas & lemon zest, then lightly fold in the sifted dry ingredients. Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl, either by hand or with a mixer, until they have a soft meringue consistency. Fold them into the batter in 2 additions, trying to lose as little air as possible.听 Pour the batter into the lined tin, level it with a palette knife, & place in the oven. Bake for 1陆听hrs, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven & leave to cool in the tin. Once the cake is completely cold, you can assemble it. Remove from the tin & use a large serrated knife to cut it in half horizontally. You should end up with 2 similar disks. If the cake is very domed, you might need to shave a bit off the top half to level it.听 To make the icing, beat together the butter, muscovado sugar, & maple syrup until light & airy. You can do this by hand, or preferably, in a mixer, using the paddle attachment. Add the cream cheese & beat until the icing is totally smooth. Using a palette knife, spread a 1cm thick layer of icing over the bottom half of the cake. Carefully place the top half on it. Spoon the rest of the icing on top & use the palette knife to create a wave-like, or any other pattern. Dust it with icing sugar, if you like.

Nigel's Top Tip

  • Sami & Yotam love cooking with maple syrup, as it isn鈥檛 as dominant as honey & doesn鈥檛 need to dissolve like sugar, so can easily be mixed into cold sauces & dressing. 听Hot pastry soaked with maple, smell & taste glorious straight out of the oven.

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Broadcast

  • Thu 22 May 2014 17:05
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2