Ingredients
8oz self raising flour
6 oz castor sugar
6 oz soft butter or margarine
6 eggs
2 very large cooking apples cored , peeled and cut into reasonable chunks
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F
- Line a Swiss roll tin (oblong) or a flat baking tin (indeed you can use any flat tin with say a 2″ high lip. (Leave lining approx 1 ” above the lip to allow cake to rise.)
- Beat the sugar and butter together until they are creamy then add eggs and some flour gradually beating.
- Beat all the ingredients together, gently, using a low setting on the mixer.
- When ingredients are combined, increase speed and beat for one minute.
- Add the apple using a wooden spatula to cover all the fruit with the mixture.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tin and smooth the top.
- Cook in the centre of the oven for approx 45 ninutes. Test the cake by lightly pressing the centre, it should spring back and the top should be golden brown.
- To be extra sure, insert a skewer or knife and if it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
- You can shake a little powdered sugar or castor on top…
- Leave in tin for about 15 minutes then turn onto a wire tray to cool.
