Sagely is a tool to help you avoid allergens, not a guarantee, and it can miss them. You decide what goes in your food, so always check the ingredients and packaging yourself.
Ingredients
- 240 g flour (plain / all purpose (Note 1))
- ¾ tsp baking soda ((bi-carb soda) (Note 1))
- ¾ tsp EACH salt, cinnamon and ground cloves
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg ((or 1/4 tsp freshly ground))
- 250 g white sugar ((Note 2))
- 235 ml vegetable oil
- 2 eggs (, large, at room temperature (55-60g/2oz each))
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups apple ( , peeled, cored and cut into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes (~2 large, 3 small) (Note 3))
- 72 g flaked raw almonds
- Icing sugar . confectioners sugar, for dusting
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (all oven types).
Grease and line a 21 cm / 9" springform cake pan. (Note 4)
Place flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in eggs and vanilla.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST combined. Stir through apple (optional: add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nuts).
Pour into cake pan. Sprinkle over almonds.
Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hr. Check at 50 minutes - it is cooked when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar if using, then serve. This cake doesn't need cream or ice cream because it is so moist, but I wouldn't turn it down!
