SPICED APPLE CAKE

Ingredients 2 cups flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp EACH: salt, cinnamon and ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 1/4 cups white sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs , large, at room temperature 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups apple , peeled, cored and cut into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes

OPTIONAL 1/2 cup flaked raw almonds Icing sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF or 180ºC. 2. Grease and line a 9" springform cake pan. 3. Place flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl and whisk to combine. 4. Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in the eggs and vanilla. 5. Pour wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST combined. Stir through apple (optional: add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nuts). 6. Pour into cake pan. Sprinkle over almonds. 7. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hr. Check at 50 minutes - it is cooked when a skewer inserted into the center and out clean. 8. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar if using, then serve.