Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 350 g (2 ¾ cups) flour (plain/ all purpose flour)
  • 330 g (1 ⅔ cups) sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tbsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon ((optional))
  • ⅛ tsp freshly grated nutmeg ((optional))
  • 200 g (7/8 cup) unsalted butter or margarine (softened )
  • 200 g (7/8 cup) apple sauce (or apple butter)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 medium apples (cut into small cubes)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (for the apple pieces)
  • 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch) (for the apple pieces)
  • icing sugar (to dust (optional))

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 170C (340F). Spray a 23cm (9 in) springform cake tin with cake release or grease with softened butter and dust with flour shaking out any excess. Line the bottom of the tin with baking paper.
  • Put the flour and sugar in large bowl. Add the baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and spices if using. Stir together to combine
  • Add the softened butter, apple sauce and eggs.
  • Start beating together on low speed setting using a hand mixer (or in a stand mixer using paddle attachment).
  • Increase the speed to maximum once the ingredients have been incorporated. Beat for a minute then stop and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula. Beat again until the batter is completely smooth.
  • Toss the apple pieces in the lemon juice and dust with the cornflour. Fold into the cake batter.
  • Transfer the batter into the prepared cake tin, level and bake for 55 minutes to an hour.
  • Check the cake is done by inserting a skewer in the centre - it should come out clean, the cake should be well risen, golden and springy to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Dust with icing sugar and serve!