Easiest Ever MOIST Apple Cake

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups flour (, plain / all purpose (Note 1)

3/4 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda) (Note 1)

3/4 tsp EACH salt, cinnamon and ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (or 1/4 tsp freshly ground)

1 1/4 cups white sugar (Note 2)

1 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs (, large, at room temperature (55-60g/2oz each)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups apple ( , peeled, cored and cut into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes (~2 large, 3 small) (Note 3)

1/2 cup flaked raw almonds

Icing sugar . confectioners sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (all oven types).

Grease and line a 21 cm / 9" springform cake pan. (Note 4)

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

Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in eggs and vanilla.

Pour the 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).

Pour into cake pan. Sprinkle over almonds.

Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hr. Check at 50 minutes - it is cooked when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar if using, then serve. This cake doesn't need cream or ice cream because it is so moist, but I wouldn't turn it down!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 113 g
• Calories: 403 kcal
• Total Fat: 21.2 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 17.2 g
• Cholesterol: 27 mg
• Sodium: 238 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 49.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Total Sugars: 24.4 g
• Protein: 5.1 g