Spiced Bramley Apple Cake

This delicious Bramley apple cake can be served as part of afternoon tea or with a dollop of crème fraîche. If you love the taste of warm spices, then this apple cake is for you.

Ingredients:

• For the cake
  • 8oz Butter (unsalted) (softened)
  • 6oz Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
  • 4 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
  • 11oz Allinson's Plain White Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 2 Bramley apple(s) (peeled, cored and cubed)
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg (ground)
  • 1 tsp Cardamom ((ground))
  • 7fl oz Crème fraîche
• For the topping
  • 1 Bramley apple(s) (peeled, cored and diced)
  • 2 tbsp Juice of one whole lemon
  • 2 tbsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Orange marmalade ((smooth))