SHOPPING LIST: Irish Apple Cake with Custard (4 portions)
Meal Plan Occasions 3, St Patrick's Day dessert (serves 4 to 6)

[ ] 450 g Bramley or other cooking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
[ ] 2 tbsp caster sugar, for the apples
[ ] ground cinnamon (you need 1 tsp)
[ ] 225 g plain flour
[ ] 2 tsp baking powder
[ ] 100 g cold butter, cubed, plus a little for the tin
[ ] 100 g caster sugar
[ ] 1 egg, beaten
[ ] 100 ml milk
[ ] 1 tbsp demerara sugar, for the top
[ ] 500 g fresh chilled custard (shop-bought), or home-made custard

Cupboard check: ground cinnamon are probably already at home.
Apples: Bramleys go soft and tangy, which works best here. Eating apples need less sugar.