Apple and raspberry cake recipe

This deliciously fruity cake makes a fabulous dessert with custard or ice-cream - or a great teatime treat with a cuppa. This recipe is suitable for diabetics

Ingredients

• 6 dessert apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 150ml (¼ pt) dry white wine (or apple or grape juice, if preferred)
• 4 cloves
• 1tbsp clear honey
• 1 x 22cm (8½ in) ready-cooked sweet pastry case
• 100g (3½ oz) raspberries

For the topping:

• 200g (7oz) plain flour
• 100g (3½ oz) butter, diced
• 100g (3½ oz) caster sugar
• 1tsp ground cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC (425ºF, gas mark 7). Put the apples, lemon juice, white wine, cloves and honey into a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 mins or until the apples are just soft. Stir occasionally.
2. Remove the apples using a slotted spoon, and place in the ready-cooked pastry case. Discard the cloves. Scatter the raspberries over the apples.
3. Put all the ingredients for the topping into a bowl and rub together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
4. Cover the fruit with the topping and bake in the oven for 15-20 mins or until it is brown and crisp. Serve warm.