Apple Cake!!!

I have been threatening you guys with this recipe forever. So, here it is. And, it's so much better than apple pie. In fact, you might even want to make this for Thanksgiving. It's that good. My mom got the recipe from her old friend Joyce, back when I was in preschool. And, I have no idea who Joyce got the recipe from, so, sorry about that.

Also, this is the first day of NaBloPoMo. I will be posting every day. I am sure I will run out of things to say, so please tell me what you'd like to hear. Want a recipe idea? Want to see pics of me with big hair from my high school days on Long Island? Whatever you want, just ask. I'll do what I can.

Apple Cake

10 small apples, peeled, cored, and cut into small wedges
1/2 cup sugar (I substitute Turbinado sugar here, just because I can)
2 tablespoons cinnamon
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup orange juice (the secret ingredient)
4 eggs
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the apples, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Let sit for one hour.

Combine the remaining ingredients and mix together very well. (You can use a mixer here - just do it for about 2 minutes.)

Grease and flour a bundt pan (I usually leave out the flouring part, but if you want to insure no sticking, you should probably not follow my lead here.) Pour a thin layer of dough into the pan. Follow with a layer of apples. Repeat until the dough is gone, but be sure that your final layer is dough. Drizzle the yummy apple/cinnamon juice from the apple bowl over the top. Bake for an hour an a half. Let cool and then remove from the pan.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Unless you use teeny tiny apples, you will have leftover apples. This is a very good thing. Throw them into a saucepan, and cook them down until they are mushy. Smush them up even more with a wooden spoon. You now have the most delicious apple sauce ever. You're welcome.

Comments

[mamacita]

I wanna see pictures of you with big hair during your high school days on Long Island! Bonus points if you have a pic with Amy Fisher.

[Zoot]

I would like recipes for quick/easy Thanksgiving sidedishes that don't need my oven. I have loads of casseroles to cook this year, but I only have one oven, so I can't cook them all. Suggestions? (I have THREE crockpots, for the record. So, recipes that use crockpots would be fine!)

[foodmomiac]

Mamacita! I will get on that this weekend. I don't have any WITH Amy Fisher, but I can certainly scan some funny pics of her from my yearbook.

And Zoot, I definitely have some ideas for you. Where are you cooking your turkey, by the way? In the oven?

[Rach]

I would love to hear more crockpot recipes, if you have them. So far, your chicken/lentil dish is the only crockpot recipe my family has ever (and I mean EVER) asked me to repeat. I love the ease of the crockpot, but if no one will eat what I make, the ease seems less important.

Also, would love updates on your house now that you've had some time to settle in!

[beverley]

I love your blog....just looking for easy dinner ideas for the kids (and one picky daddy..:(

Up here in Canada, Thanksgiving is over and done with. We can't deal with any more Turkey recipes...

[ikate]

I vote for the big hair from high school days pics! :) I also like the ideas for the t-day sides. Crockpot or not (ours is already packed!).

[Randi]

You know me, I love the Jewish recipes!!

Btw, is this a Jewish Apple cake?

[Jessi]

Having been lucky enough to watch the kids post-orchard adventure, I can attest to this recipe being delicious. *And extra credit for it being a passable breakfast food on mornings featuring one two many snooze buttons or a simple cereal boycott.

[Wendy Piersall]

This looks Scrummy!

I hereby leave my request for more recipes like this that I can use for the Thanksgiving brunch I am now hosting. :)

[Jen]

I'm thinking about making this as one of my Thanksgiving desserts (I've got a sadly underused bundt pan just waiting for opportunities to be used). What kind of apples would you recommend?
Thanks!

Also, I can hardly remember you with all that hair!!!

[foodmomiac]

That is so funny Jen. I have a post in mind about risotto (for you), and I was going to include a picture of the two of us together (with 90s hair) to accompany it. Stay tuned!!!

I like using a crisp apple for the cake. My mom uses Granny Smith, I think. When I made it a few weeks ago, I used Jona Gold. If you use a soft apple like a Macintosh, the apples won't hold their shape.