Apple and Almond Slice

Ingredients (serves 12)

• 1 x 400g packet Traditional English Tea Cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 80g softened butter, chopped
• 2/3 cup (160ml) milk
• 3 green apples
• 125g slivered almonds
• 2 tbs demerara sugar

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced). Grease a 21cm x 31 cm x 5cm deep slab tin and line base with non-stick baking paper.
2. Place packet cake mix (reserve cinnamon sachet), eggs, butter and milk into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low until ingredients are moistened, then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
3. Coarsely grate apples and stir through cake mixture. Pour into prepared tin. In a small bowl, combine slivered almonds, demerara sugar and cinnamon sachet. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the mixture.
4. Bake for 35-40 minutes until cake is cooked when tested. Cut into squares to serve. Serve warm with double cream.