Apple and almond pudding cake from River Cottage Every Day (page 374) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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    Can substitute ground almonds for blanched almonds.

  • CourtneyT on October 04, 2025

    I followed the recipe as written and am completely underwhelmed. I found this a bit too sweet and rather insipid. There are much better apple cake recipes available! Will not revisit.

  • treay on November 10, 2024

    Delicious and simple to make. You can have it warm or cold. We had it cold and it is beautiful with some yoghurt on the side.

  • eliza on July 11, 2021

    Fantastic cake, and so easy to make. I have made it with apples and pears. So good, made it for guests and birthdays at work, everyone seems to love this cake, and it’s my most requested cake (and I make a lot of cakes).

  • eeeve on June 22, 2019

    What a fantastically versatile recipe - made this with gooseberries from the garden which came out fab! Increased the batter quantities by 50% and used just under 500g of gooseberries which I'd mixed with 25g of sugar. Increased baking time by about 15 minutes. Delicious.

  • eeeve on October 02, 2017

    Recipe available here: https://www.cooked.com/uk/Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall/Bloomsbury-Publishing-Plc/River-Cottage-Every-Day/Treats/Apple-and-almond-pudding-cake-recipe

  • eeeve on October 13, 2014

    Hugh calls this a "criminally good" cake - and it's true! It's great warm or cold, works with apples, pears, plums; have also tried ground walnuts instead of almonds, and it always tastes fantastic. One of my go-to cake recipes.

  • Cheri on November 04, 2012

    This was REALLY good. Increased batter qty's by 50% because I had a 10 inch pan - not 8 inch. Result was thin but adequate cake with the apples. Used 5-6 med fuji apples, which were fine. Warm from the oven - outstanding! Baked one hour.

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