yo ho ho apple cake

Recipe by
Laurie Sanders
Seattle, WA

September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day invented by my friend, Mark Summers (aka Cap'n Slappy) and another friend of his. I thought a little rum took this apple cake to the next level.Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum. Arrrrrrr!

yield 12 to 24
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For yo ho ho apple cake

  • FOR THE CAKE
  • 1 c
    white sugar
  • 1 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 Tbsp
    rum
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 c
    buttermilk or sour milk
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 3 to 4 c
    peeled, cored and chopped apples
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • 1/4 c
    chilled butter
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/4 c
    flour
  • 1/4 c
    oatmeal

How To Make yo ho ho apple cake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugars, butter, eggs, rum and vanilla together until well combined. Mix together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl
  • 2
    Starting with the dry ingredients add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix until blended with the sugar/butter mixture. Add 1/2 the buttermilk until mixed in and stop the blender and scrape the bowl. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and then the other 1/2 of the buttermilk and the last of dry ingredients blending well in between each addition. Add chopped apples and stir in by hand. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
  • 3
    For the topping, cut the butter into the sugar, flour and oatmeal with a pastry blender. Sprinkle on top of the cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve warm with whipping cream.

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