So, I had a bag of apples in my fridge that had sat there for nearly a week. I dont like ingredients to go to waste, so I thought I would find a good dessert for their home. I came across a family recipe called Roman Apple Cake. My grandmother gave it to me last year and I can't believe I hadn't tried it yet. So it was time to try it. (Not to mention that it will be an even better time when I take trips to the local farms in a few weeks, where I will be deeply inhaling fresh apple trees and crisp air! Local apple picking could, arguably, be my favorite fall activity.)
The cake turned out similar to a muffin, like a cross between cake and bread. It was perfectly moist and hardly crumbly. On day one, we were scarfing it down while it was still warm out of the oven. Day two, I am still going back for seconds.
So here goes,
1 c shortening
1 c white sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 c buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 c flour
2 c diced apples
1/2 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c chopped nuts
Mix the first several ingredients together, stopping right before the apples. Gently mix in the apple chunks. Pour the batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle nuts on top and then the sugar and cinnamon. Bake cake at 350 for 45 mins. (The top of my cake was a medium-dark brown and a toothpick came out clean when poked into the middle of the cake)
