Ingredients:

2oz (50g) butter                              2oz (50g) soft brown sugar

3oz (75g) black treacle                       4oz (100g) plain flour

½ teaspoon ground cloves                   12oz (350g) cooking apples

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda            A little milk to mix

1 teaspoonful ground ginger                 

1. Peel, core and finely chop the cooking apples.
2. Grease and line the bottom of a shallow 8” (20cm) cake tin.
3. Melt the butter, sugar and treacle together in a saucepan over a gently heat.
4. Remove from the heat and blend in the sifted flour, ginger, cloves and bicarbonate of soda.
5. Mix in the apples and enough milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
6. Spoon in the prepared cake tin and bake for one hour at 350°C/180°F/Gas mark 4.

Allow the cake to cool completely before removing from the tin.