Apple Cake with Rum Buttercream Recipe | Buttermilk Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 150g unsalted butter, softened
• 300g caster sugar
• 3 medium free-range eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 300g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 225ml buttermilk
• 1 medium eating apple (about 115g), peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 40g raisins
• 40g pecan pieces
• 85g caster sugar
• 4 tbsp water
• 2 medium free-range egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbsp dark rum, to taste