Simple apple-blueberry-cake

Hi guys!

When summer is here, I always like to make the most of it and bake as many cakes, muffins, pies and tartes with fresh fruit as possible. I had some leftover apples and blueberries the other day and decided to make a cake with it. The recipe is from Donna Hay's "fast, fresh, simple". The recipe is super-easy but still elegant, so you can make it for friends or bring it to a dinner party. 

Here's the recipe:
225g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
165g (3/4 cup) superfine sugar 
125g (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
125 ml (1/2 cup) milk
1 apple
100g (3 3/4oz) fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons brown sugar

1) Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F). Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and milk with a hand blender or kitchen machine until they form a smooth dough.

2) Fill the dough in a greased and flour-dusted springform tin (22cm; 8.5 inches). Cut the apple into thin slices. Layer the fruit on top and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Yield: 12 pieces
Active preparation time: 15 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour

Here's how mine turned out:

 The cake is wonderfully moist and the fruit adds a nice touch. If you want to, you can caramelize the sugar on top using a broiler. I especially like the combination the fruit and the sweet cake base make. The fruit is nice and caramelized, but maintains a little acidity, while the cake is rather sweet. Plus the fruit just makes a simple cake just look so much better. 

Have fun trying and make the most of summer's various culinary offers!