Spiced Apple Tea Cakes

With hints of honey, nutmeg and cinnamon and a layer of caramel apple, these Spiced Apple Tea Cakes are the perfect afternoon tea treat.  The recipe makes 8 perfectly-sized mini cakes.

Prep time:   15 mins      Bake time: 25 mins       Total time:  40 mins

What are Tea Cakes?

A tea cake is a simple, yet deliciously light cake that is perfect to have with a cup of tea!  And no, they don’t actually contain tea!  They’re the type of cake that your Nanna would make on a weekend.  Best enjoyed with a friend, but especially good over a cuppa with Nanna.

Why you’re going to love these Apple Tea Cakes

• Easy preparation and only 25 minutes to bake.
• You can make the Caramel Apple ahead of time if preferred
• These mini cakes make a delicious dessert, served with Chantilly Cream
• They’re also the perfect treat for afternoon tea.

Ingredients to make Tea Cakes

For the Caramel Apple:

• Apples:  I use 3 Granny Smith, but any variety is fine
• Lemon juice
• Butter
• Demerara sugar (or substitute with raw or brown sugar)

For the Cake

• Butter
• Sugar
• Honey
• Vanilla extract
• Eggs
• Plain flour
• Baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg

My tips for making my Apple Spiced Tea Cakes

These Apple Tea Cakes are really simple to make, but there’s always a few handy hints.  Here’s mine:

• Carefully fold through the dry ingredients, being sure not to overmix
• I like to make a big batch of Caramel Apple and keep it in the fridge for last minute baking -you can totally make this beforehand and skip that step when you’re making the cakes
• I love making these mini cakes and use a mini loaf pan for individual desserts.  However, a muffin pan will also work just as well (but the cakes will be a touch smaller)

For all my apple lovers, check out:

Winter Spiced Apple Pancakes

Healthy Apple Pie Mug Muffin

Apple Pie Porridge

I love feedback!

Please let me know what you think of my Spiced Apple Tea Cakes and remember to leave a rating,  And don’t forget to share your creations by tagging me on Instagram.

Spiced Apple Tea Cakes

With hints of honey, nutmeg and cinnamon and a layer of caramel apple, these Spiced Apple Tea Cakes are the perfect afternoon tea treat. 

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Servings 8

Equipment

• 1 Mini Loaf Pan (8 cavity) or use a muffin pan

Ingredients

 

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Caramel Apple Layer

• 3 Granny Smith Apples peeled, quartered and sliced
• 2 tbs Butter
• 4 tbsp Demerara Sugar or raw sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Cake Layer

• 185 g Butter room temp
• 150 g Sugar
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3 Eggs room temp
• 200 g Plain Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg

Instructions

 

• Spray a mini cake pan (or muffin pan) with cooking spray and set aside
• Pre heat oven to 160°C/315°F or 140° fan

Caramel Apples

• in a frypan over medium-high heat, use a silicone spatula to mix together the lemon juice, butter and sugar until it becomes a syrup
• Add the apple slices and cook until golden, stirring occasionally
• Place apple slices into the prepared baking tin (you can make a neat layer, or just plonk it in -up to you!)

Cake Layer

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar and honey until light and creamy
• With the mixer on low, add the vanilla, then the eggs one at a time. Increase speed to medium and beat until well combined
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and spices, then fold into the batter
• Carefully drop scoops of mixture into each cavity of the cake pan (until ¾ full)
• Bake for 25 mins, until golden. If using a muffin pan, the cakes will be smaller and require less baking
• Once cooked, remove cakes by inverting them onto a large plate, tray or serving dish
• Serve cakes warm, with whipped cream

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