Gran'S Apple Tea Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups plain flour
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons baking powder
75 g butter
1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
2 eggs
2 -3 cups apples (diced)
1 -2 tablespoon milk
Topping
2 -3 apples (sliced)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons brown sugar

Preparation

Line a large cake tin with baking paper, and pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
Sift together flour, baking powder, mixed spice and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Gradually add eggs, beating mix after each addition. The mixture may separate at this point, this is natural so either ignore it (as i do) or add a tablespoon of the flour mix to 'settle' it down.
Carefully fold in dry ingredients, alternating with apple.
Add milk if necessary to get a thick creamy texture.
Turn cake into the tin, and top with apple slices (i like to make this into a nice pattern).
Combine cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle over apple slices.
Bake for one hour, or until cake springs back to the touch.
I find this cake doubles well, although you need to be careful of cooking time. It also freezes well.