Cider Apple Cake

"This English cake is packed full of apples.  Try to use a cider with a medium sweet flavor." Jane Clarke

• 1 stick butter, softened
• scant 1/2 cup granulated brown sugar
• 2 eggs beaten
• Scant 2 cups, self-rising whole-grain flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 5/8 cup plus 1 tablespoon hard cider
• 1 large cooking apple, peeled and grated

METHOD

Heat the oven to 350°.  Grease a 7-inch square cake pan and line the base with parchment paper.  In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then gradually beat in the eggs.  Gently fold in the flour, mixed spice, and nutmeg.  Stir in the cider and apple.  Spoon into the prepared pan, and bake in the over for 40 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Leave to cool slightly, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.  Cut into squares before serving.

Yield: 1 7-inch cake

Reprinted with permission from ©Jane Clarke Bodyfoods for Busy People, published by McBooks Press  click for book review

recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

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