persimmon apple cake

Name: Persimmon Apple cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 5 - apples golden delicious or your favorite; 1 cup(s) persimmon pulp; 1 stick(s) butter melted; 1 - orange juiced and zested; 1 - lemon juiced and zested; 1 cup(s) milk; 2 - eggs; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 1/4 teaspoon(s) cloves ground; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans or your favorite nut

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Karina Alcala

macks creek , MO

Updated on Sep 28, 2012

This cake reminds me of fall. About two years ago I discovered some persimmon trees in our property and this is one of the recipes that I came up with. It is so moist and delicious. Perfect with coffee or just a glass of milk.

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

5 - apples golden delicious or your favorite
1 cup persimmon pulp
1 stick butter melted
1 - orange juiced and zested
1 - lemon juiced and zested
1 cup milk
2 - eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans or your favorite nut

How To Make persimmon apple cake

Step 1

In a bowl sift flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg ,baking soda and baking powder set aside. Wash and peel your apples set 2 apples aside dice the remaining apples into small size pieces. Slice the 2 apples in to slices and in a skillet add 1 tsp butter, apples and 1 tbs. sugar soften for about 5 minutes and put aside.

Step 2

Grease your cake pan or spray it arrange the softened apples at the bottom of your pan evenly. In a mixer or in a large bowl add melted butter, sugar, eggs and persimmon pulp. Mix until well combined add orange zest and juice and lemon zest and juice mix again until well combined. Add dry ingredient a little at a time alternating milk and flour mixture mix in nuts and diced apples. Pour batter into the cake pan.
Step 3

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or if you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Let cool 30 minutes and turn over on a cake platter. Enjoy right away. Not only is this cake beautiful to look at but delicious as well and cuts beautifully. I would check the cake around the 50 minute mark. When you are baking this cake it will smell amazing all through the house.
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