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Apple and plum cake with rum caramel sauce
Fruit and vegetables
3 medium
apples
(mix of granny smith and golden delicious), peeled, cored, chopped into small pieces
5
plums
, stone removed, chopped into small pieces
Tins, packets and jars
200g/7oz
caster sugar
Cooking ingredients
200g/7oz golden
caster sugar
150g/5oz plain
flour
1 tsp
baking powder
½ tsp
salt
1 tsp ground
cinnamon
½ tsp grated
nutmeg
100g/3½oz
pecans
, roughly chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped
stem ginger
1 tsp
vanilla essence
Dairy, eggs and chilled
125g/4oz unsalted
butter
, softened, plus extra for greasing
1 free-range
egg
, lightly beaten
250ml/8floz whipping
cream
Other
1-2 tbsp dark
rum
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