Preparation Time:  15 mins

Cooking Time: 1hour:  1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 8 

Ingredients

450g/1lb Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped 275g/10oz plain flour 20ml/4tsp baking powder 10ml/2tsp ground cinnamon 150g/5oz light soft brown sugar 100g/4oz butter, melted 2 large eggs, beaten 175ml/6floz milk Topping: 50g/2oz toasted hazelnuts 50g/2oz self raising flour 50g/2oz demerara sugar 5ml/1tsp ground cinnamon 25g/1oz butter

1. Preheat the oven to 190oC/Fan 170oC/ 375oF/ Gas Mark 5.

2. Grease and line the base of a 20cm/8inch loose-based cake tin.

3. Sift the flour, baking power and cinnamon into a large bowl.

4. Stir in the sugar and apples.

5. Mix the butter, eggs and milk togeather and stir into the dry ingredients- stir until just mixed

6. Pour into the prepared tin.

7. Place the remaining ingredients in a food processor and blend until crumbly.

8. Scatter over the top of the cake. Bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 15min or until risen and firm.

9. Allow to cool in the tin.

10. Cut into wedges and serve warm with ice cream or cream or cold as a tea time treat.