Fresh Apple Cake

This recipe I found at My Kitchen to Yours had me at cake for breakfast - what could be better than that. 

 Ingredients:

Cake:

• 3 cups apple - diced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs
• Non-stick coating spray
  

 Glaze:

• 1 can vanilla frosting
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 4 TBSP milk
  

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

The original recipe called for peeling and dicing the apples, I chose not to peel mine.  I used an apple corer then diced into small bite sized pieces.  I ended up using 4 medium apples to get 3 cups.














Add the 2 TBSP of sugar to the diced apples.

Add 2 tsp. of cinnamon

Toss the apples, sugar and cinnamon together until well coated.

 

In a separate large mixing bowl measure out 3 cups of flour.

Add 3 tsp. baking powder to the flour.

Add 1/2 tsp salt to flour and baking powder.

In a separate mixing bowl, add 1 cup sugar.

Add 1/2 cup brown sugar to the white sugar.

 Slowly add the 1 cup of oil (I used canola oil) and mix together until completely blended. 

 

Add the vanilla to the mixture

 Add the eggs, one at a time, blending throughly.

Add the 2 1/2 tsp. of vanilla to the sugar and eggs.

Add the sugar mixture to the flour mixture slowly and mix together until completely blended.

Add the apple mixture to the flour and sugar mixture and mix together until well mixed.

 The original recipe called for using a bundt pan.  I don't have one so I used a flan pan and a baking dish.  Coat the pans with a non-stick cooking spray.

Pour the batter into the pans.

As I used two smaller pans instead of a bundt pan, I only baked the cakes for 25 minutes.  For a bundt pan the recipe indicates 55 minutes.  Bake until the cake springs up in the center when touched, or use a toothpick and it is done when the pick comes out clean.

To make the glaze, mix the frosting, cinnamon and milk in a bowl and drizzle over the top of the cake(s).

WALDORF SALAD - TRAILER PARK VERSION

This is the trailer park version of the famed salad that was served and made famous at the Waldorf Hotel in NY as it uses cheap peanuts instead of pricer walnuts and Miracle Whip and whipped topping instead of real mayonnaise.   This makes large bowl suitable for a carry in or family get together.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups apples diced
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1/4 lemon juice (or juice from 2-3 fresh lemons)
• 1 cup peanuts
• 3/4 cup Miracle Whip
• 3/4 cup Whipped Topping
• 3 TBSP Sugar

Chop apples into cubes - I used an apple corer first to remove the core, then cut the wedges into cubes.

Pour the lemon juice over the apple wedges and toss (prevents the apples from turning brown)

Dice the celery (sorry, pic for this did not turn out)

In a separate bowl, mix the whipped topping, Miracle Whip and sugar together to make the dressing.

In a large bowl combine the apples, celery and dressing mixture and stir until apples and celery are well coated, then add the peanuts and toss until well mixed.   Put in the refridgerator for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the dressing to soak in.