Recipe: Raymond Blanc’s Royal Jubilee Apple Celebration Cake

Ingredients

• ½ tsp Five spice powder
• 2 Large eggs
• ½ tsp Vanilla puree (see basic recipe)
• 35g Caster sugar
• 2g Orange zest, finely grated
• 100g Rye flour
• 160g Clear honey
• 60g Plain flour
• 80ml Whole milk
• ½ tbsp Baking powder
• 75g Caster sugar
• 25g Caster sugar
• 25ml Hot water
• 20g Cornflour
• 235ml Whole milk, brought to a simmer
• 75g Butter
• 4 Egg yolks
• 5 x (800g) Royal Gala apples
• 250g Caster sugar
• 60g Butter, cold diced
• 2tbs Calvados
• 1 Lilibet apple
• 100ml Water
• 30g Caster sugar
• 1 pinch Vitamin C powder*