Brandy glazed apple spice walnut cake

This beautifully delicious cake has cinnamon and mixed spice that pairs nicely with the apple and walnut. The cake contains no dairy, so substitute the icing for a dairy-free alternative to make it completely dairy-free.

Cake

1 tsp	Salt
1 ¼ cups	Walnuts, chopped
2 cups	Caster sugar
1 ½ tsp	Baking soda
1 ½ cups	Vegetable oil
1 cup	Ground almonds
1 ¼ cups	Walnuts
1 ¼ tsp	Ground cinnamon
½ tsp	Mixed spice
4	Eggs
2 cups	Plain flour
3 ½ cups	Apples, peeled, cored and diced
3 Tbsp	Calvados (apple brandy)

Glaze

1 Tbsp	Butter
1 Tbsp	Brown sugar
¼ cup	Freshly squeezed orange juice
2 Tbsp	White sugar
2 Tbsp	Calvados (apple brandy)
1	Cream, creme fraiche, or yoghurt, to serve

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 160C. Line a 24cm spring form tin.
2. Beat the oil and sugar until thick. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Sift all the dry ingredients together, then fold through the first mixture with the almonds.
4. Combine the walnuts, apples and calvados then fold into the mixture.
5. Spoon into the tin and bake for 1 ½ hours, testing after 1 ¼ hours with a skewer.
6. To make the glaze; put all the ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil while stirring.
7. Boil for 10 minutes or until the syrup is reduced and thickened.
8. Pour over the cooled cake and serve with cream, creme fraiche or yoghurt.