I
had some time on my hands, so I deep-cleaned my refrigerator. You know what I
mean—I completely emptied it out, removed the shelves for hand-washing, wiped
down the inside walls, and then put everything back. I threw away anything I
couldn’t remember buying (pickle relish, cocktail sauce, creamed horseradish,
etc.); the jars were nearly empty anyway. There were 3 apples in the crisper
drawer that were on their last legs, so I decided to use them to bake a cake. I
found a recipe in my Betty Crocker Cookbook and decided to fiddle with it. Instead
of all white sugar, I used half white and half brown. I added some cinnamon and
increased the apple content. All in all, I’m very happy with this Simple Apple
Cake. I hope you like it, too.
Simple
Apple Cake
1/2 cup
butter, softened
1/2 cup
brown sugar
1/2 cups
white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon
vanilla
1
1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon
salt
3
medium apples, peeled and grated (about 2 cups)
1/2
cup heavy cream, whipped (for serving, optional)
1 1. Pre-heat
oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square cake pan with baking spray.
2 2. In
large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with electric mixer on
medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in
vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in apples and spoon into
pan. Spread out evenly.
3
3. Bake
40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer and
then cut into squares. Serve warm with whipped cream (optional).
Other options: Feel free to toss in a half cup of raisins
or a half cup of toasted, chopped walnuts… or both! I didn’t have them on hand
when I made the cake or I’d have added them.
