Gabi, I promised you the Apple Cake...

When we saw Gabi and Jim recently in London I promised to send Gabi the cake Nick has been cooking recently, it’s from a book I was given as a school prize so obviously getting on a bit!

(The New Zealand Radio and Television Cookbook, first published 1974!! - not much I'd cook in there these days but the baking is great)

Spicy Apple Cake

1 cup peeled, cored and chopped apples

1 cup sugar

125g butter

1 egg

1 ½ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon allspice

½ cup raisins

½ cup walnuts

Put chopped apples in mixing bowl.  Sprinkle with sugar.  Stir to coat and leave to stand 2-3 minutes.  Blend melted butter and beaten egg into apple.  Sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices together.  Add dry ingredients, stirring until just mixed.  Add raisins and nuts.

Bake at 180C for 50-60 minutes.

Cool for 10 minutes before turning out of tin.

Cool completely.  Sprinkle with icing sugar and enjoy…..

Happy baking

Love Mary