Squidgy apple cake difficulty ** #27

Cuts into 16

Preparing time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 250 g slightly salted butter
• 250 g golden caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
• 4 eggs
• 300 g self-raising flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 tart dessert apples

1. Beat together the butter, sugar, mixed spice, eggs, half of the flour and the baking powder in a bowl until pale and creamy
2. Peel 3 of the apples and coarsely grate into the bowl, stirring after each one is grated
3. Stir in the remaining flour
4. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 32 x 22 cm shallow baking tin and level the surface
5. Peel and grate the remaining apple over the surface
6. Bake in preheated oven, 180 C(350 F),Gas Mark 4, for 40-45 minutes
7. Sprinkle with caster sugar and leave to cool in the tin
8. Peel off the lining paper and cut into squares, then serve, warm or cold, with Spiced Blackberry  if liked.
9. I hope, you'll enjoy! :-)