Fresh Apple Cake

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~ Steve Jobs

Fall brings on football, tailgating, pumpkins, scarecrows and apples! A delicous way to get that apple a day!

Summary: Sinfully delicious? Nahhhh but good to the core! Use what ever varieties of apples you have on hand. Go ahead mix em up, the flavors are yummy!

From the kitchen of : Geraldine Olive, Bhm, AL

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all purpose flour
3 cups peeled, chopped apples
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Butter and flour a large tube or bundt pan.
Sift together salt, baking soda and flour.
In mixer bowl, blend oil and sugar well.
Slowly add dry sifted ingredients into oil and sugar mixture. (Batter will be stiff at this point)
Whisk eggs together lightly and add to batter.
Reduce speed on mixer and add nuts and vanilla to batter.
Pour batter slowly into prepared pan, shifting carefully so that batter is even .
Bake for 1 1/2 hours @250 degrees.
Cool.
Invert on to cake plate.
Add topping

Quick notes

You can substitute walnuts for pecans and serve as a coffee cake with no topping as well.

Preparation time: 30 minute(s)

Cooking time: 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 12

Culinary tradition: USA (Southern)

Praline Topping

Ingredients

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 cup half and half
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

Bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat
Whisk constantly as it boils for 1 minute
Remove from heat
Stir in Vanilla
Gradually add in powdered sugar beating with hand mixer until smooth.
Mix gently for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened and cooled.
Spoon over cooled cake
Sprinkle with chopped pecans

Quick notes

You’ll need your hand mixer for this one. And be sure to remove the frosting from the heat before adding in vanilla.

Preparation time: 5 minute(s)

Cooking time: 1 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 12

Culinary tradition: USA (Southern)

This recipe was given to me by a dear friend who’s mother deserves ALL the credit for this yumminess! Ms Geraldine was a true southern lady! A wonderful wife and mother. We loved her dearly and she is missed, but not forgotten!