Back to my childhood….

A birthday cake with numerous colorful candles lit on top, placed on a white plate.

It is my birthday today and my mum and my little brother have visited me here  in London. So my mum baked me an apple cake (not a pie) as my birthday cake (well I requested that from her). It is very basic cake and even my brother could have baked it, but it brings back good childhood memories… Well, around twenty years ago, when I think I was 9years old my mum baked it for my personal birthday party where the only guests were me and her (I had a bigger birthday party on the weekend but my actual birthday was on weekday). So I remember I really liked it as it was quite nice to have another birthday “party”!…
Other then the cake, me and my family visited the Legoland in Windsor (I used my little brother, who is aged 9 years as an excuse to visit there…). I think what I liked most is the mini London made out of Lego (never mind the long queues and the fact that we only were able to make to seven rides through all day because of that). Here are the pics…

A detailed miniature model of London made from Lego, featuring iconic buildings, vehicles, and tiny figures, set in a park with visitors in the background.
A miniature model of London's landmarks, including the London Eye, St. Paul's Cathedral, and a bridge over a small body of water with a toy boat.

And back to my birthday cake, here is the recipe…

MY MUM’S APPLE CAKE

  • 5 apples (medium size)
  • 7 eggs
  • 8 tbsp sugar
  • 8 tbsp flour (with the heap)
  • Pinch of cinnamon (optional)
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C and grease the baking tin with butter
  2. Cube the apples (remove seeds, but no need to peal the apple peal) and put them into the bottom of the tin
  3. To make the cake mixture whisk eggs with the sugar until pale, then add flour and cinnamon (if wanted).
  4. Pour the mixture over the cubed apples and put into oven. Bake the cake for around an hour until golden brown.

I hope you like it 😉
Rasa xox

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