Spiced Caramel Apple Bundt Cake

Ingredients

• 250 g Butter or baking spread (softened, unsalted)
• 300 g Light brown soft sugar
• 4 Eggs (large)
• 150 g Natural yoghurt
• 2 medium Apples (Peeled, cored and diced)
• 360 g Self raising flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Mixed spice
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Salt (optional)
• 175 g Caramel sauce (good quality shop bought or homemade)
• 11 pieces Dried apple (you may need more or less depending on size)

Instructions

1. 1

   Pre-heat your oven to 150C Fan/170C/325F/Gas Mark 3, and grease and flour a 10" x 3.5" (2.4 litre capacity) bundt tin

2. 2

   Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth, ideally using an electric mixer

3. 3

   Add the eggs and yoghurt, and whisk in well

4. 4

   Add the self raising flour and all of the spices. Whisk in gently until you can't see any flour anymore

5. 5

   Gently mix in the apple pieces

6. 6

   Pour the batter into the tin

7. 7

   Bake for 1 hour or until a thin skewer or cocktail stick inserted comes out clean

8. 8

   Remove the cake from the tin by placing a cooling rack on top of the tin and flipping it over then removing the tin. You may need to run a knife gently around the edge and centre of the tin. Leave to cool completely

9. 9

   Once the cake is cool, warm the caramel for 30 seconds in the microwave then pour it over the cake, letting it drizzle down the sides

10. 10

    Decorate with the dried apple pieces

11. 11

    Serve immediately. Store leftovers an airtight container and eat within 3 days