Something Tasty for the Weekend - Saturday's Recipe 1

Debs' Autumn Apple and Cinnamon Cake

A hit with all who taste it, this moist cake is low in sugar, thanks to its high fruit content boosting its sweetness. Heavenly and healthy!

300g (10 ounces) Self-raising Flour
2 teaspoons (10 grams) Ground cinnamon
125g (4 ounces) Demerara or muscovado sugar
75g (3 ounces) Raisins or sultanas
125g (4 ounces) butter
2 large eggs, beaten
170 ml (6 fluid ounces) milk (low fat is fine)
300g apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped (large bits are gorgeous in the cake)

1. Melt the butter in a pan or, carefully, in a microwave.


2. Put all ingredients, including the melted butter, into a large mixing bowl and stir, making a wish which you must keep secret to avoid disappointment. Alternatively, if you have one available, ask a small child to stir for 10 minutes, make yourself a cup of coffee and relax while they do.


3. Put the mixture into a 20cm (8 inch) square, or 23cm (9 inch) circular greased tin.


4. Bake at 180 degrees centigrade (350 fahrenheit) for an hour or so, until smelling delicious.


5. Try not to devour on the day you bake it, as this cake firms up beautifully overnight. Keeps moist for at least a week, if you can avoid eating it for that long!

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