Somerset Cider Cake

10 oz sultanas

1/4 pint sweet cider

12 oz cooking apples

8 oz caster sugar

6 oz butter

2 eggs

10 oz plain flour

2 level tsp baking powder

1 level tsp mixed spice

Place sultanas and cider in basin and leave overnight in a cool place.

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Grease and line a 9inch square tin. (I used our round tin with liners).

Peel, core and chop apples.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat the eggs and add them gradually, beating well after each addition.

Sift flour, baking powder and mixed spice and add to creamed mixture with the chopped apples, sultanas and remaining cider.

Mix well with a metal spoon.

Turn mixture into tin and level with back of spoon.

Bake at centre of oven for 1 - 1 hour 30 mins.

Leave to cool in tin and then turn out and remove paper.

Eat as pudding with custard or cream or allow to cool and eat as cake.

From Rosemary.