Custard And Apple Teacake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 150 g butter, softened
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 400 g pie apples or 1 large grated apple
• 300 ml thick vanilla custard
• 1/3 cup desiccated coconut

Recipe

• 1 1.
• 2 preheat oven to 160°c grease an 8cm deep, 22cm (base) square cake pan. line with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at 2 opposite ends.
• 3 using electric mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. transfer mixture to a larger bowl. using a large metal spoon, fold flour and milk alternately into butter mixture until just combined.
• 4 spread half the batter into prepared pan. arrange half the apple over top. dollop half the custard over apple. sprinkle with coconut. gently spoon over remaining batter to cover filling.
• 5 top with remaining apple and custard. swirl custard into batter using a skewer. bake for 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. cool completely in pan. lift from pan and serve.