Gâche Mélée (Spiced Apple Cake) is a traditional Channel Islands recipe (from Guernsey) for a classic spiced dessert apple cake. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Channel Islands version of: Spiced Apple Cake (Gâche Mélée).
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Gâche Mélée (pronounced Gosh Mel) is a traditional Guernsey apple cake dessert. Gâche Mélée is particularly good in the autumn when the nights are becoming colder and darker and the apples are freshly picked. It’s great eaten hot or cold and with a dollop of Guernsey cream or custard. In Guernésiais, gâche mélée literally means 'cake mix'.
Ingredients:
225g plain flour
114g suet or Guernsey Butter
680g apples (peeled, cored and chopped)
225g Demerara sugar
¼ tsp of nutmeg
¼ tsp of cinnamon
¼ tsp of mixed spice
100ml of water
1 tsp salt
1 large range egg
Method:
Rub the butter or suet into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add all other dry ingredients along with the apple and mix well to combine (if desired you can set aside in the refrigerator over night for the flavours to develop).
Add egg and water and again mix well to form a batter.
Turn the cake mix into an 18cm square tin lined with greaseproof paper. Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 150c and bake for 2 hours until golden brown.
Allow to cool in the tin for 20 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool further. Serve warm or cold.
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