Name: Easiest Ever MOIST Apple Cake
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 or other plain flavoured oil like canola; 2 large eggs, at room temperature (~50-55g/2oz each in shell); 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups apple, peeled, cored and cut into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes, I used red but you can use anything you like (~2 large, 3 small) (Note 3); 1/2 cup flaked raw almonds; Icing sugar. confectioners sugar, for dusting

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 or other plain flavoured oil like canola
2 large eggs, at room temperature (~50-55g/2oz each in shell)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups apple, peeled, cored and cut into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes, I used red but you can use anything you like (~2 large, 3 small) (Note 3)
1/2 cup flaked raw almonds
Icing sugar. confectioners sugar, for dusting

Steps

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!