Apple Cake

Apple Cake 

The main ingredient in this cake is apples. That means its healthy. Right? While I was making my apple crumble pie, I had some left over apples so I decided to make a apple cake. While I love apple cake, my neighbor had never heard of it, so the left over apples were a perfect excuse to let her try it.

 This is a soft and sweet cake. The batter is very thick and the cake itself is very dense. The recipe has cinnamon and nutmeg in it, so it takes similar to a apple pie but without all of the mess of cutting a pie with a loose filling.

I added butterscotch chips to this batch of mini apple pies. It compliments the flavors surprisingly well.

However the first time I made this cake, I iced it rather then adding anything extra to the recipe itself.

The icing makes the cake very sweet and more dessert like. If you omit the icing the cake can easily be eaten as a breakfast alternative.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 C granulated sugar

3/4 C oil (or butter)

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

3 diced apples

1 C butterscotch chips (optional)

Optional icing: 1/8 C milk 1 1/2 C powdered sugar 1/8 C butter 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease either 3 mini cake pans or 1 9-inch round cake pan. If you double this recipe it will fill a 9x13 pan perfectly. 

2. In a bowl mix together the oil, sugars, egg, and vanilla.  

3. Add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until combined

4. Add in the chopped apples and butterscotch chips. 

5. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until done. 

6. Once cool, pour on icing if desired. 

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Apple Crumble Pie

Apple Crumble Pie 

I wanted to make a apple pie, but I already had a pre-made graham cracker crust that I wanted to use. So I combined the two ideas. It has the filling of a apple pie and the topping of a apple crumble. My neighbors invited me over for dinner, since I'm known for always bringing them cookies when I am home, obviously I had to bring a dessert. They thought I had bought the pie and brought it over. I think that means it was a job well done. 

The filling is fairly simple to make with no pre-baking of the apples required. You mix the few ingredients together then pour it into a hot pre-baked pie shell. 

Next the crumble goes on top. After distributing the crumble, I added extra cinnamon to the top.

After a quick trip to the oven it will come our golden brown and smelling delicious. This pie stays together really well. It is easy to cut and holds its shape when you cut into it, unlike some apple pie recipes. We served it warm with a scoop of ice cream. 

Ingredients:

3 chopped apples

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 C granulated sugar

1/4 C brown sugar

3 tablespoons flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 9 inch Graham cracker crust (prebaked)

Toppings: 

3/4 C flour

1/4 C granulated sugar

1/4 C brown sugar

1/4 C butter
1 tsp cinnamon 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Bake graham cracker crust for 15 minutes. 

2. Combine the chopped apples, lemon juice, sugars, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. This will form a sauce around the apples. 

3. Pour the apple mixture into the pie crust. 

4. Make the crumble. Take the 1/4 C butter and cut it into cubes. Add in the flour and the sugars. Stir the ingredients together (using your hands if necessary) until the mixture resembles crumbs that will stick together. 

5. Spoon the crumble over the apples until all of the apple mixture is covered. Next sprinkle the cinnamon on the crumble. 

6. Bake for 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown. 

7. Let cool, cut, and enjoy! 

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