September 26th is a day for celebration. It happens to be Johnny Appleseed's (a.k.a. John Chapman) birthday! We always love a reason to celebrate and what else would Johnny want for his birthday but an Apple Cake?
I found a GREAT recipe for a scrumptious apple cake at http://www.lickthebowlgood.blogspot.com/ Just a couple glances at this website and you'll definitely be drooling uncontrollably.
In addition to it being Johnny's happy day, we're also baking this cake to compliment some of the book studies we're currently doing, namely Out of the Dust and Ox Cart Man.
Without further ado...
Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
Makes 9 X 13 Cake
Apple Cake Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups finely chopped apples
1/2-1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped (optional)
Brown Sugar Glaze:
1 cup packed light brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoon heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 9 X 13 rectangular pan Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir with a whisk to mix everything together.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until light in color and foamy. Add the oil and vanilla and mix well.
Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir until flour disappears. Do not over mix. Add apples and nuts (if using).
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
After removing cake from oven, make glaze.
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| Cake fresh from the oven. Time to make the glaze |
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| Ready for Glaze |
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| See those apples? |
Brown Sugar Glaze
Combine brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture comes to a gentle boil. Cook 3-5 minutes.
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| Glaze bubbling |
Spoon hot glaze over the hot-from-the-oven cake. Let the glazed cake cool completely before serving.
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| So incredibly moist and yummy! |
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| A Fall Beauty! Enjoy! |
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