Monday, September 20, 2010

Kitchen Cabinet Cake*

INGREDIENTS:

2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk **
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 ¾ cups flour
½ cup chopped walnuts

PREPARATION:

In a large bowl, blend the first six ingredients, eggs, milk, oil, cream, applesauce, vanilla. Add in dry ingredients, one at a time, sugar, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder& soda, salt and flour. Blend in Walnuts last with spatula, mixing well.
Grease and flour a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle bottom with a little sugar, about 1 tablespoon.
Pour mixture into baking pan, making sure the top is smooth and even.

TOPPING:

2 apples (any variety)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Peel and core apples. Slice apples into thin slices, then layer the top with sliced them. Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture on the apples.

BAKING:
Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick. When it come out up clean, remove cake from oven. If cake is not quite done, check every five minutes toothpick comes up clean. Do not overcook.

*Because most everything in the cabinets goes in it.
** How to make Buttermilk
Combine 1 cup of milk and 41/2 tea spoons of either white vinegar or lemon juice.
Stir and let stand for about 15-20 minutes or until mixture curdles.

My wife has been making and fiddling with this recipe for some time now. Wish the source of the original was known.

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