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granny's apple cake

(2 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Laurie Lenartowicz
Livingston, TN

This is my take on a classic Jewish Apple Cake. This is a dense, moist cake packed full of apples and cinnamon. It's the perfect "take along" for a party, picnic or pot luck supper.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

What a yummy, moist cake. AND it's easy to make. Added bonus... your kitchen will smell great while this is cooking!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(2 ratings)
yield 12 -14
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For granny's apple cake

  • 3
    granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 6 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/8 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • 1 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 c
    golden raisins, (optional)
  • 3 c
    self rising flour
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4
    large eggs
  • 1 c
    canola oil
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    orange juice

How To Make granny's apple cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan or bundt pan.
  • 2
    Peel, core and slice the apples. Mix 6 TBSP sugar, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon and a pinch of allspice. Toss apples in sugar/spice mixture. Set aside.
  • 3
    In a large bowl, mix together self rising flour, salt and 2 cups of sugar. Stir in oil, eggs, vanilla and orange juice. Fold in raisins if desired.
  • 4
    Pour 1/2 of cake batter into prepared pan. Spoon 1/2 of apple mixture over batter. Spoon remaining batter over apples. Arrange the apples that are left over the top of batter.
  • 5
    Bake for 70 minutes or until cake tests done with toothpick. Cool cake in pan on a baker's rack for 10 minutes. Loosen and gently remove cake from pan and finish cooling. The top layer of apples should show face up. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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