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Country apple cake

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 5 medium eggs
  2. Step 2 200g granulated sugar
  3. Step 3 100ml vegetable oil
  4. Step 4 175g plain flour
  5. Step 5 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  6. Step 6 1 tsp baking powder
  7. Step 7 ½ tsp cinnamon
  8. Step 8 ½ tsp mixed spice
  9. Step 9 ½ tsp ground ginger
  10. Step 10 5 eating apples , peeled, cored and diced, about 600g
  11. Step 11 1 tsp each icing sugar and ground cinnamon, for dusting
Country apple cake
Calories: 372 Carbohydrate: 48 g Protein: 7 g Fat: 17 g
Cook time: 65 minutes Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 80 minutes Servings: 8

TAGS

Afternoon tea Dessert Irish Josh Eagleton 400 kcal or less Autumnal Chocolate cake Fruit sponge Garden glut Good Food Ireland Make Ahead Over an hour Reader Spiced Sponge Traditional

Directions

  1. Step 1 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick and pale, about 5 mins. Pour in the oil and stir well to combine.
  2. Step 2 Sieve in the dry ingredients and fold through until the mixture is smooth and well combined before adding the apples.
  3. Step 3 Carefully pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 45-50 mins. Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack. Once the cake is cool, dust with icing sugar and cinnamon.