I hope my mom was kidding when she said this was a secret family recipe.
So, my favorite thing about Thanksgiving is apple cake. Actually, it's my favorite thing about any occasion I can convince my mom to bake one for. The texture is more muffin-y than cake-y, but it makes a great dessert (with a little whipped cream, mm) or breakfast (with a cup of tea) or snack (with some milk) or dinner (whatever, it has fruit in it so it's healthy). Basically, this is my favorite cake ever and it is so so so easy to make, so I am sharing the recipe with you! (Don't tell my mom.)
Awesome Apple Cake
3 cups flour (sifted)
5 tsp. baking powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2-1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix all of the ingredients together, beating 2 - 3 minutes. (The batter is a little thick, but resist the urge to make it more liquid-y. It's supposed be like that.)
5 medium apples - peeled and sliced thin
5 T. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
In a seperate bowl, combine apples, sugar, and cinnamon until the apples are well-coated.
Stir the apples into the cake batter.
Pour into a buttered and floured tube pan. Bake at 375 for 60 - 70 minutes. It's finished when the top is crusty and a toothpick comes out reasonably clean. (It's hard to use the toothpick test cos of the apples, though.)
I think next time I am going to try it as muffins, but srsly, the cake is fantastic as is.
As an added bonus, this cake will make your house smell awesome!
Awesome Apple Cake
3 cups flour (sifted)
5 tsp. baking powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2-1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix all of the ingredients together, beating 2 - 3 minutes. (The batter is a little thick, but resist the urge to make it more liquid-y. It's supposed be like that.)
5 medium apples - peeled and sliced thin
5 T. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
In a seperate bowl, combine apples, sugar, and cinnamon until the apples are well-coated.
Stir the apples into the cake batter.
Pour into a buttered and floured tube pan. Bake at 375 for 60 - 70 minutes. It's finished when the top is crusty and a toothpick comes out reasonably clean. (It's hard to use the toothpick test cos of the apples, though.)
I think next time I am going to try it as muffins, but srsly, the cake is fantastic as is.
As an added bonus, this cake will make your house smell awesome!