Ingredients

• 100g/3½oz green sultanas
• 1.2kg/2lb 10¼oz mixed dessert apples
• peeled
• cored
• cut into chunks
• 100g/3½oz soft brown sugar
• 50g/1¾oz unsalted pistachios
• shells removed
• chopped
• plus extra to sprinkle on top
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 200g/7¼oz caster sugar
• 200g/7¼oz unsalted butter
• 3 free-range eggs
• 200g/7¼oz ground almonds
• 5 tbsp flaked almonds
• vanilla ice cream
• to serve

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/360F/Gas 4.
• Soak the sultanas in a small bowl of warm water for 30 minutes.
• Place the apples in a medium saucepan with the brown sugar and cook over a low heat until soft. Drain the sultanas and add them to the pan
• then add the chopped pistachios and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl
• beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one by one and then fold in the ground almonds. Lightly stir to make a smooth batter.
• Place the apples in a baking dish and spread the creamed mixture over the top. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes
• then sprinkle with the flaked almonds and reserved pistachios. Return to the oven and cook for a further 10 minutes.
• Serve a wedge of cake with scoop of vanilla ice cream.