Old Fashioned Apple Cake
Apple cakes are baked along with plenty of stories and lore – the types only achievable during a crisp fall day when time seems to slow. Although each cake is baked with a mother’s special twist or a grandmother’s secret for the warmth, they all depend on a great butter for the flavor.
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What you need:
- For the cake:
- 6 medium baking apples (Stayman, Empire, or Cortland)
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 ½ cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 package Lurpak® Unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- Baking pan:
- Angel food cake tube pan, buttered and floured
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Peel, core, and chop apples. Toss with raisins, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and cinnamon; set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, orange juice, remaining sugar, and vanilla. Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and blend. Add eggs, one at a time; blend well. Scrape sides of bowl as necessary. Fold apple-raisin mixture into batter.
- Transfer batter into prepared baking pan. Bake until cake pulls away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan before removing it and transferring to a rack to cool.
An 8-oz package of Lurpak®® Imported Butter = 1 cup (16 Tbs) or 2 sticks
