Mary Berry’s ‘comforting’ Dorset apple cake is the perfect family favourite dessert

Dorset apple cake only takes around 10 minutes to prepare before it goes in the oven (Image: Getty) There is no dessert more classically British than a Dorset apple cake, and this buttery dessert is remarkably easy to make from scratch. Mary Berry’s Dorset apple cake recipe only takes around 10 minutes to prepare before it goes into the oven, where it bakes for around 40 minutes. This is the perfect cake to make in the summer when apples are seasonal in the shops and when you want something buttery yet light to treat yourself to.

In her cookbook ‘Cooks The Perfect: Step by Step’, Mary wrote: ”As well as being a good coffee- or tea-time cake, this makes a comforting pudding, served warm with clotted cream or crème fraîche.” function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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