Chocolate And Apple Cake With A Cider Sauce

Because we are in Christ, there are no longer any hostilities in us that will always exist between those in the world. Ephesians 2:14, “For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall.” We don’t employ the trite, superficial and flawed tactics of the world. Many of them are now championed more than ever in our day. We understand that the blood of Christ has cleansed us from our sin and has adopted us into His family. Thus, we see others different from us as part of the family of God, forgiven as we have been forgiven. We accept each other because God has accepted all of us. Our unity is not what we look like, but rather who we are in Christ. “[Christ] Himself [made] the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity” (Eph. 2:15b-16).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Dessert	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

800		Cider
2	T	Light Muscovado Sugar
1		Cinnamon Stick
275	g	Plain Flour
50	g	Cocoa Powder
1/2	t	Baking Powder
1/2	t	Baking Soda
1/2	t	Salt
100	g	Butter, melted
100		Buttermilk
225	g	Caster Sugar
2		Eggs
75	g	Milk Chocolate, broken into
		pieces
225	g	Tart Apples, peeled and
		sliced
1		Vanilla Essence
1/2	t	Ground Cinnamon
		Clotted Cream, to serve

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 180Â°c / 350Â°f / Gas Mark 6.  Cider Sauce  2.
Combine the cider, brown sugar and cinnamon stick in a large, heavy
based saucepan. Cook at a slow boil for about 1 hour or until reduced
to 8floz. Remove the cinnamon stick.  Cake  3. Grease a 12 x 9 inch
tin. Sieve the flour, cocoa, baking powder,  baking soda and salt in to
a large bowl.  4. In another bowl, whisk the butter, buttermilk and
sugar until  smooth and gradually blend in the eggs and vanilla. Pour
the liquid  mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly
combined. Stir in  the chocolate and apples and spoon into the prepared
tin. Bake for 45  minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.  5. Place
the cake on a rack, pierce the top in several places with a  toothpick
and drizzle half the syrup over the top. Leave for at least  15 minutes
before turning out onto a cooling rack.  6. Cut into squares and serve
with cold fresh clotted cream, then  drizzle over the remaining syrup.
Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES : Chef:Amanda Grant  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 602 Calories From Fat: 236 Total Fat: 26.9g Cholesterol: 146.8mg Sodium: 1755.5mg Potassium: 350.2mg Carbohydrates: 85.9g Fiber: 6.6g Sugar: 14.7g Protein: 12.2g

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Randy Smith