SPICY APPLE DESSERT CAKE

A moist apple cake, topped with cinnamon sugar. Eat as cake or serve warm for dessert with cream.

3 tsp lemon juice
2/3 cup milk
2  1/3 cups wholemeal SR
1 tsp each of bicarb and cinnamon
1  1/3 cups sugar
2 green apples – peeled & grated
185g (6 oz) butter
2 eggs

TOPPING:
Combine together thoroughly:
1 Tab castor sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

1.  Have butter at room temperature. Place lemon juice in milk:  stand 5 mins. Grease & paper-line a 28cm x 18cm (11 x 7″) lamington tin.

2.  Sift drys & sugar into a large bowl, returning husks from sifter into bowl.

3.  Add grated apples, soft butter & milk:  beat with electric mixer on low speed, add eggs & beat well.

4.  Pour mixture into tin and bake in mod oven for 50 mins or until cooked when tested.
Turn onto wire rack. Sprinkle topping while cake is warm.