This easy all-in-one cake is perfect if you’ve got friends coming for coffee or afternoon tea
Prep:20 mins
Serves 10
300g plain flour1 tsp ground cinnamon½ tsp bicarbonate of soda140g dark brown soft sugar50g golden caster sugar250ml rapeseed or sunflower oil4 eggs3 unpeeled apples, coarsely grated100g walnuts, roughly chopped
STEP 1Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line two 20cm cake tins. Put the flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda in a big bowl, then stir in the sugars, making sure there are no lumps of sugar. Add the oil, eggs and apples, and beat everything together. Fold in the walnuts then divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for a few mins in the tin then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.STEP 2For the icing, beat all the ingredients together then chill until the mixture is thick but spreadable. Spread half the icing on top of one cake, sandwich with the other and spread the remaining icing on top
