Toffee Apple Cake

I love apples.  Especially these big red ones.  They sum up autumn for me. 

This cake is pure comfort food for me.  Brown sugar, apples, hazelnuts… heaven!

Ingredients

125 gr butter

150gr light brown sugar

2 eggs

2 large apples (about 100gr each whole), cored, peeled and grated

200gr flour (I use half plain flour and half wholemeal)

1tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp of each of the following: cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg

50gr chopped nuts (use your favourite, pecans would be beautiful! I used hazelnuts)

Method

1, Cream together the butter and sugar until pale

2, Beat in the eggs

3, Stir in the apples

4, Sift together the flour, spices and baking powder and mix well into the wet ingredients

5, Stir in the nuts

6, Line a 28cm by 19.5cm rectangular roasting dish with greaseproof paper and pour in the batter

7, Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until golden and firm to the touch.  

8, Leave to cool slightly before cutting