APPLE CAKE: CHOOSING CAKE

OVER PIEApple cake is sure to please any child or adult and should be a part of any homemaker’s repertoire. It is a classic dessert recipe that fills the kitchen and the home with a wonderful aroma. This apple cake recipe is made with freshly shredded apples sweetened with sugar. Then combined with baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger powder, vanilla extract, eggs, vegetable oil, and walnuts to create an impressive dessert. This recipe of apple cake will make weekends or Sundays a bit more special than usual.

This soft, tender with just the right crumb and subtly spicy, apple cake recipe also makes the perfect cake for the holidays. It makes a gorgeous gift for friends, relative and colleagues. For teatime or coffee time this also makes a wonderful dessert. It can be enjoyed for breakfast with some milk. To make this recipe you can use tart apples like Granny Smith since you will be adding sugar to sweeten the apples. Other apples that are ideal for baking and for making cakes are Golden Delicious, Jonagold or Gala apples. For a richer and wider spectrum of apple flavors you can also use a variety of apples when making this recipe.

The key considerations when baking with apples are flavor and texture. Those apples that won’t turn into a watery mush when cooked are the best apples for making cakes and for baking. They are firmer and they have less water content than others. Since they taste even more excellent when contrasted with the sugar and the spices, slightly tart apples are ideal.

When combining the wet and the dry ingredients don’t over mix the batter. Mix the dry ingredients well but when you add it to the moist ingredients, blend them only until they are all moistened. Over mixing will result in a dry cake.

APPLE PIE CAKEIngredients

    2 cup peeled and shredded apples    1/2 cup granulated sugar    2 cup flour, all-purpose    1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda    1 teaspoon salt    2 teaspoons cinnamon powder    1/4 teaspoon cloves - powdered    Dash of nutmeg    1/2 teaspoon ginger powder    2 teaspoons vanilla extract    2 large eggs - beaten well    3/4 cup vegetable oil    1/2 cup walnuts – coarsely

1. Blend the sugar and apples in a large bowl. Then allow to stand for about 30 minutes.2. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl,. Set aside.3. To the apple mixture add eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir well.4. Add the dry mixture to the apple mixture stirring just until moist. Fold in the

walnuts.