Sicilian Almond Apple Cake

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line a cake tin.
• Pour the Sicilian Olive Oil into a bowl, add the sugar and beat until smooth.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until the mixture has increased in volume and resembles a thin mayonnaise.
• Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add these dry ingredients gradually to the oil mixture, folding them in with a metal spoon.
• Next add the apples, raisins, flaked almonds and lemon zest.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
• Remove from the cake tin and leave to cool on a wire rack before serving
• Serve With tea and Mum!