Yummy yummy, what a good recipe to do first on my return from Sikkim. The end of the trip ended up being so busy and with so little shopping time that I couldn't get any Indian sweeties to bring home for work, so I decided to bake a Nigel cake and take in some real Sikkimese 'Temi' tea to have a proper little tea party for our team. This cake mix made a very small amount of batter, which is always worrying, hardly filling a quarter of the tin, and then the cinnamon/lemon apples piled on top before baking. The cake didn't rise very much but wasn't heavy at all, and the fruit slightly sunk in but stayed towards to the top, which was really rather nice. I don't like too much cinnamon in things like this, I like cinnamon but find it very strong and overpowering in lots of recipes, becoming rather sickly... But the amount in this recipe was perfect, very light and delicate. All in all, a lovely light, not too sweet, definitely not sickly, moist cake - perfect for teatime! And it vanished very quickly at work...
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