Spice Cake with Apples, Cinnamon and Nutmeg

This is another delicious recipe from "Recipe Tin Eats". I cut the sugar and salt down a bit. 

Serves 8-10

Ingredients: 

2 Cups of Flour 

3/4 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp salt 

3/4 each of cinnamon and ground cloves 

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg or 1/4 tsp if freshly ground

1 1/8 cup of white sugar, or organic cane sugar

1 cup vegetable oil 

2 large eggs, room temperature 

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

2 cups of apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/3"/8mm cubes 

approx 2 apples - Granny Smith or any other tart apple 

1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional) 

Icing sugar for dusting 

Intructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350F. 

2. Grease and line a 9"/21cm spring form pan. 

3. Place flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl and whisk to combine. 

4. In another bowl, whisk the oil and sugar, then whisk in the eggs and vanilla. 

5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or danish whisk until just combined, and flour is incorporated. Stir in the apples.  (Optional - add in 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans). 

6. Batter will be stiff. Spoon into the cake pan. Sprinkle with the sliced almonds. 

7. Bake for 40-50 minutes.  It will be done when it is lightly brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. 

8. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool.  Dust with icing sugar and serve. Goes will with Vanilla ice-cream.