Salwaa’s apple and cinnamon sponge cake

THIS lovely, light and fluffy cake requires no butter or oil.

INGREDIENTS:

4 medium apples, peeled and coarsely chopped

6 large eggs (room temperature)

1 and 1/3 cups (165g) cake flour ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp fine cinnamon 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ tsp extra cinnamon and a tbsp of icing sugar mixed for dusting.

METHOD:

Whisk eggs until creamy (about a minute with an electric mixer).

Add sugar little at a time and whisk for about 8 minutes with a electric mixer. Add vanilla essence.

Sift in flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Use a spatula to fold it in.

Fold in coarsely cut apples, reserving about a cup full.

Line the bottom of a 22cm springform pan with grease proof paper.

Pour the batter into the pan, no need for greasing.

Spread the remaining apples evenly over the cake batter and bake at 170°C for 50 minutes.

Once cake is cooled dust with cinnamon and sugar.

Eat on its own or serve with a dollop of whipped fresh cream.

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