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Spiced dark apple cake recipe

Spiced dark apple cake recipe

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A scrumptious dark chocolate cake using seasonal apples and a mixture of spices. See method

  • Serves 8
  • 15 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook, 10 mins to cool
  • 315 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 5 medium eggs
  • 200g (7oz) golden granulated sugar
  • 100ml (3½fl oz) vegetable oil
  • 175g plain flour
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 5 eating apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
  • 1 tsp icing sugar, to dust

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1325kj
    315kcal     16%

  • Fat

    11g 15%

  • Saturates

    2g 11%

  • Sugars

    34g 38%

  • Salt

    0.3g 6%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 51.3g Protein 7.5g Fibre 4g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
  2. Grease and line a 23cm (9in) loose-based cake tin. In a large bowl beat together the eggs and sugar until thick and pale – this will take about 5 minutes – then pour in the oil and stir well to combine.

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  3. Sieve in the dry ingredients and fold through until the mixture is smooth and well combined before adding the diced apples.
  4. Carefully pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes. Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack. Once the chocolate cake is cool, dust with icing sugar and a little more ground cinnamon and serve in wedges.

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