Whip up a speedy microwave spicy apple cake to satisfy your sweet tooth or impress your guests at your next dinner party!
Ingredients
1 cup Raw Sugar
2 eggs
½ cup oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 apples cored and grated, or finely chopped
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp mixed spice
Icing
50g butter
grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 cup Chelsea Icing Sugar
Instructions
Beat together the raw sugar and eggs in a food processor or large bowl. Add the oil and vanilla essence.
Add grated apple, flour, baking powder, baking soda and mixed spice. Spoon into a non-stick sprayed and paper-lined 5 cup (1 litre) microwave-proof, ring mould.
Cook on medium-high power for 8 to 10 mins. Cool on a wire rack and serve with lemon icing or a dusting of icing sugar.
Melt the butter and add the lemon juice, grated rind and icing sugar. Mix until smooth, adding a little extra icing sugar until you have a creamy spreading consistency.
Spread over the cake when it is cool.
*Disclaimer: Microwave cooking times may vary.
**Recipe originally published on https://www.chelsea.co.nz/recipes/browse-recipes/microwave-spicy-apple-cake
