Country apple cake

• medium eggs↗5
• granulated sugar↗200g g
• vegetable oil↗100ml ml
• plain flour↗175g g
• cocoa powder↗2 tbsp tbsp
• baking powder↗1 tsp tsp
• cinnamon↗½ tsp tsp
• mixed spice½ tsp tsp
• ground ginger↗½ tsp tsp
• eating apples5

  peeled, cored and diced, about 600g

• each icing sugar1 tsp tsp

  and ground cinnamon, for dusting

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick and pale, about 5 mins. Pour in the oil and stir well to combine.

2. 2

   Sieve in the dry ingredients and fold through until the mixture is smooth and well combined before adding the apples.

3. 3

   Carefully pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 45-50 mins. Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack. Once the cake is cool, dust with icing sugar and cinnamon.