NUTTY APPLE LOAF

This cake gives us everything we want on the cold wintry days . I use uncooked fresh apple , peeled and chopped . This cake will question so much about you as a cook ...come on give it ago !!!. Place 170 gm of butter / marg ( room temp ) in the bowl of your electric mixer along with 140 gm of raw castor sugar and 2 tbs of strawberry jam . Cream until light and fluffy . Lightly beat 2 eggs and slowly add to the butter mix . In a separate bowl mix together 140 gm of plain flour with 1 tbs of baking powder and 1 tsp of ground cinnamon . Beat the flour mix into the butter mixture . Stir through 100gm of granulated nuts , 50 gm of dark chocolate chips and 2 peeled and chopped apples . Mix with a wooden spoon until evenly dispersed . NOW here is the diffence . .. Pour the mixture into a log pan that has been lined with baking paper ( 23 cm X 13 cm ) , smooth with the back of a spoon . Cover and refrigerate for 5 hours or better still overnight . WHY ? ....it helps with the texture of the cake ...supposedly !

Preheat your oven to 180 deg C for 15 minutes before baking the cake for 50 - 60 minutes or until the cake feels firm to touch and browned all over . Leave the cake to cool in the pan before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely . If you use a skewer to test the cake , it should come out clean apart from a little melted chocolate .