Rich Fruit and Nuts Cake

Imagine a lazy weekend afternoon, the late spring sunlight filling up the house through the windows, and the delicate aroma of a freshly-baked cake with fruits and spices, coming out from the oven.

Some of my favourite flavours include nuts and apples, but his time, I combined them with raisins and carrots for extra luxury and richness of taste. And of course my new favourite spice - grounded cardamom.

If you by change manage to resist the smell, you won't resist the crunchy top and edges of the cake and its soft inside.


You need:

2 eggs
160 ml sunflower oil
200 gr sugar
About 50 gr coarsely cut walnuts (or pecans)
1/2 cup raisins (if needed soak in water for 10 minutes before use
1 grated middle-sized apple, peeled
1-2 grated middle-sized carrots
about 200-250 gr white flour +1 tea spoon of bicarbonate of soda
the crushed seeds of 3 cardamom pods
a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg

1 extra apple, peeled and cut into small rectangles.
Baking paper to line a loaf tin.


Mix the ingredients staring with the eggs, sugar and oil, and then adding the rest carefully mixing.

Put half of the mixture in the paper-lined loaf, line the apple rectangles on top, add the remaining dough and bake in 170 degrees (150 fan assisted) preheated oven for 45-50 minute, or until a toothpick put inside the cake comes out clean.

Try to resist until it's not too hot :D