Wednesday, November 5, 2008

APPLE CAKE

Aunt Catherine's Apple Cake
At the family reunion last summer, one of the raffle prizes was a framed copy of Aunt Catherine's Apple Cake recipe. My husband's generation was a very special group of grandchildren lavished with the love of a grandmother who taught them what it was to be loved. Today, they share that bond as cousins. The aunts were all such great cooks. The get-togethers at Grandma's farm were looked forward to with great appetites. Everyone knew each dish prepared was special and every aunt was recognized for her great talents. Today I am sharing the Apple Cake recipe which was one of Aunt Catherine's specialities and a favorite comfort food of daughter Cathy. Thank you Cathy for sharing.
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Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
2 or more cups apple chunks (cored but not peeled)
1/2 cup raisins and / or nuts
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Directions:
Cream the first three ingredients. Mix the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture. Mix well and add the apples, raisins and / or nuts.
Bake in an ungreased rectangular pan at 375 degree oven for 35 to 4o minutes. The cake should be golden brown and with a clean toothpick test in the middle. After cooling the cake for a short time, Cathy makes a thin icing with:
1/2 cup powdered sugar,
1 or 2 teaspoons milk and
1/8 teaspoon lemon flavoring.
Cathy drizzles this over the top.

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