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Apple and Jam Oil Cake

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Apple and jam cake in a springform pan.
Photo by Alan Benson

Merelyn’s mother, Yolan, seemed to make an apple cake every week. This was her regular when Merelyn was young, but it was later superseded by her apple pie, featured in The Feast Goes On. Dairy free, rustic and easy to make, it works equally well with stone fruit in summer or firm pears in winter.

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