Apple Cinnamon Cake
Time of preparation: 45 Minutes
Time of cooking: 1 Hour
Ingredients:
| Eggs | 4 |
| Apples (peeled & chopped) | 2 cups |
| Orange Juice | ¼ cup |
| Butter | ¾ cup |
| Flour | 3 cups |
| Cinnamon | ¼ cup |
| Salt | Pinch |
| Baking Powder | 1 ½ table spoon |
| Sugar | 2 cups |
| Icing Sugar | 3 table spoon |
| Walnuts (slightly crushed) | ½ cup |
| Vanilla Extract | 1 table spoon |
Steps:
| 1. Butter a round baking pan. |
| 2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt and mix in a bowl. |
| 3. Mix chopped apples with cinnamon and set aside. |
| 4. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add vanilla, sugar, butter and orange juice and continue beating until well blended. |
| 5. Add flour mixture gradually while beating. |
| 6. Add chopped walnuts and stir. |
| 7. Pour 1/3 quantity of batter in buttered pan then spread ½ quantity of apple mixture. |
| 8. Pour another 1/3 of batter and top with remaining apple mixture. Pour remaining batter on top. |
| 9. Heat oven to 180° C. Bake in oven for about 1 hour or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle of cake. |
| 10. Leave to cool. Invert on a wired rack for about 20 minutes. Move to a serving platter and sprinkle powdered sugar on the surface. |
| Tip; Never open the oven door before about 30 minutes from inserting the cake in oven to allow cake to rise and increase in volume. |
