Great Recipe Experiment #6

[baronessekat]

I found this recipe in a old box of recipes that had once belonged to my grandmother. While it is not dated, many of the others in the box are dated from the 1960's.

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups coarsely chopped apples [I used 1 granny smith and 2 pink lady]
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) [I used pecans]

DIRECTIONS:

1. combine apples and sugar; let stand
2. beat eggs slightly; beat in oil and vanilla
3. mix and sift flour, salt, soda, cinnamon; stir into egg mixture alternately with apple mixture; stir in nuts
4. transfer into greased and floured 13x9x2 pan. Bake at 350ºF for about 1 hour
5. Frost with lemon butter frosting (below)

Frosting: cream 4 Tbsp butter add 3 cups confectioners sugar, beat in 2 Tbsp lemon juice, add enough water for spreading consistency. Pinch of salt as desired.



RATING: 4.75 I have not yet made the frosting but damn is the cake tastey. Nice and moist and dense and sweet.

Comments

[baronessekat.livejournal.com]

thank you.

Last time I made this cake I made a peanut butter frosting of peanut butter and confectioner's sugar. Dicea LOVED the combination. I really liked it too.

Let me know if you make it and what you thought.