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Fresh Apple Cake
Cool: 1 hr
Bake: 50 mins at 350°F
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups canola oil or cooking oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped (3 cups)
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
- Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
- Apple slices (optional)
Directions
1. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a very large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; make a well in center of dry mixture and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, oil and vanilla; stir in apples and nuts. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Spread batter in prepared pan.
3. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature. If you like, top each serving with sweetened whipped cream and an apple slice. Makes 20 servings.
This is the first cake my Grandmother taught me to bake. I never use more than 1 cup of oil and whatever apples are available in my house with great results.
12/26/2011 03:57:04 PM Report AbuseI made this cake & we did not like it. There was too much oil in the cake for our tastes!
10/19/2011 03:59:06 PM Report Abusenot crazy about this recipe, very oily and crumbly. the search goes on...
9/9/2011 06:31:09 AM Report AbuseWhat is the missing liquid? I would like to try this.
9/5/2011 08:12:48 PM Report AbuseI have made this cake foe years, but I do not peel the apples, it is good fiber, and it does not taste any different
8/31/2011 01:39:49 PM Report Abuse