Ingredients:  
300g/10½oz caster sugar
100g/3½oz butter, softened
3 eggs
250g/9oz plain flour
4 tsp baking powder
40g/1½oz cocoa
300g/10½oz eating apples, peeled, cored and finely grated
Strawberry, raspberry or cherry jam
Icing: Lemon juice and icing sugar

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 175°C and grease and line a base of round cake tin with baking paper.
2. Put the caster sugar, butter and eggs into a bowl and beat well.
3. Gradually add flour mixed with baking powder and cocoa.
4. Stir in the grated apples and transfer into the prepared tin.
5. Bake for approx 40-50 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
6. Leave to cool and remove from the tin. Slice into two layers, spread the bottom layer with jam and put together again.
7. For the icing mix together a small amount of lemon juice with some icing sugar until you get a nice thick spreadable consistency. Spread over the cake and leave to set for a few mins before serving.