Cider Cake

125g butter, diced 125g sugar 2 eggs, beaten 225g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Half teaspoon of grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon (I used half teaspoon of ginger and half of cinnamon, because I like both these spices with apple) 200ml cider Caster sugar for sprinkling.

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. 2. Grease a square, shallow cake tin. Mine was 21cm by 21cm. 3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. 4. Into another bowl sift the flour, the bicarbonate of soda and the spices. 5. Fold half of the flour mixture into the creamed butter. 6. Add the cider and mix thoroughly. 7. Stir in the remaining flour, and as soon as mixed turn into prepared tin. 8. Bake for about 35-40 minutes. 9. Allow to cool in tin, and sprinkle with caster sugar once turned out.