Ingredients for - Country apple cake

1. 5 medium eggs
2. 200g granulated sugar
3. 100ml vegetable oil
4. 175g plain flour
5. 2 tbsp cocoa powder
6. 1 tsp baking powder
7. ½ tsp cinnamon
8. ½ tsp mixed spice
9. ½ tsp ground ginger
10. 5 eating apples , peeled, cored and diced, about 600g
11. 1 tsp each icing sugar and ground cinnamon, for dusting

How to cook deliciously - Country apple cake

1 . Stage

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 . Stage

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

3 . Stage

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.