My husband’s German family calls this Oma’s apfelkuchen, which translates to "Grandma’s apple cake." They’ve been sharing the recipe for more than 150 years. I use Granny Smith apples, but ...

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Heat the apple sauce and the margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat until the margarine is melted and the mixture is hot.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C), Gas mark 2. Grease an 8" (20cm) cake tin and line it with grease-proof paper. Wrap some newspaper around the outside and tie it with string.

Ingredients. 25g currants; 250g each sultanas and raisins; 300g glacé cherries, quartered, rinsed and drained; 150g ready-to-eat dried apricots, snipped into small pieces ...

Christmas cake icing. An average of 4.8 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings. 1 star. ... This recipe makes enough for a 18cm/7in round cake or a thin covering on 18cm/7in square cakes and 20cm/8in ...

Place one layer on a cake plate and evenly spread about 1½ cups of icing on top. Top with the other cake layer. Using an offset spatula, spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of cake.