Apple Cake

Virginia's Note:

Wonderful moist cake, made with apples straight from the orchard. I usually use Jonathan's or Grimes Golden, but these are hard to find.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups diced apples
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Topping

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water or 1 cup apple juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter

Directions:

1. Beat eggs until fluffy and light.
2. Gradually add sugar, oil and vanilla.
3. Sift together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and soda.
4. Stir in apples.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
6. Make topping: Mix sugars and water in pan bring to boil.
7. Boil til clear.
8. Add vanilla.
9. Finish with butter.
10. Pour over warm cake.

Reviews

[Trish Greene]

This cake is wonderful! I made it to take to a get together with my family and ended up leaving the little bit that was left over for my dad who is a real apple connoisseur. Ended up going home and making a second one that same day. Still after a week, it's all I can think about and can't wait to have time to make another. P.S. I did make one change. I added 1 tablespoon of flour to the sugar and water before bringing them to a boil.

[annlouise]

Excellent cake, and easy too! I love not having to peel the apples, and I couldn't even tell that I had used 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour. I also cut the sugar and used only half the topping, and that gave a plenty sweet cake. I sprinkled walnuts on top, which toasted a bit during baking. I also used applesauce instead of oil.

[Chef #1072322]

I have almost this same recipe, but it is halved and made in an 8x8 pan (my recipe does call for 3/4 tsp. soda and 1/2 tsp salt), so that is not QUITE matching, but close enough! I do not peel my apples, which makes it SO much easier. My recipe doesn't have the topping, I can't wait to try this. You just can't beat the cake--it's excellent!