For a 25×25 baking tin

Ingredients:

250g butter

4 large fresh free range eggs

300g sugar 

390g self raising flour

2 heaped tsp baking powder

2 tsp mixed spice 

1 tsp cinnamon 

2 tsp vanilla (extract not essence) 

400g apples 

Method:

Grease and line tin

Peel and core the apples so then slice thinly

Cover with clingfilm and pop in the fridge until you are ready to use

Cream butter and sugar

Add eggs with a spoon of flour to prevent curdling 

Mix spices with flour and baking powder then mix in with a metal spoon. The mixture will be thick 

Layer half the mixture in the bottom of the tin with a pallet knife

Layer over half the apples. 

Spoon over the rest of the mixture and later over the remaining apple

Sprinkle sugar over the top and bake at 180 for approximately 50 minutes checking with a skewer in the middle that it’s done.

Allow to cool then turn out and sprinkle with icing sugar