I volunteered to bring dessert to our weekly Girl's Night tonight. Last night I was furiously searching the internet for "apple dessert recipes."
Fortunately Deb at Smitten Kitchen seduced me with her pictures of her Mom's Apple Cake.
I knew I had to make it!
The second Cooper showed signs of being in Na-Na Napland, I hurried off into the kitchen and made the cake!
The scent was delightful! I hope that Cooper had sweet cinnamon-y apple dreams as he snoozed. I know I would.
I didn't have orange juice, so I squeezed about half a lemon & added 1/4 cup of apple sauce into the mix. I think that was fine!
The cake took a bit longer than I expected to bake. I think my total baking time was about 1 hour and 45 minutes. I just check every 5 mins or so after the initial hour and 15 were up.
I cheated, and took a piece out for an afternoon snack. I think the girls will forgive me.
It was still warm a few hours later. Soo moist & delicious!
I can see why this is a favorite. I mean LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE APPLES!!! How can it not be good?
You can find the recipe here. Thanks Deb's Mom! You have sooo much to be proud of!
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Dah-umn! I can't wait for tonight!
that is soooooo gorgeous! dang girl. dang.
omg, that looks amazing!! i really need to buy a bundt mold.
MMmmmmm that looks fantastic! Applecake really is one of the best kinds of cake.
I can see why the pics seduced you! Looks wonderful! I love the photo w/ your laptop on the counter. That's pretty much how I bake. : ) It drives my hubby crazy. So my laptop has a coat of flour or powdered sugar on it now and then.... Is that a bad thing?
So glad you loved it too! My mother brought it over to our apartment a few days after we brought Jacob home. I will not lie: I ate easily half of it over the next few days (and thankgodforbreastfeeding, still managed to shed some preggo pounds).
becky- i have some more bebe!
joy- thanks bebe! you constantly wow me with your goods, I am glad I can return the favor!
laura- it's true!! it's like apple pie but not! Comforting but you don't have to worry about oozey filling!
michelle- you should see how much food i have ON my camera. There's some frosting from last week still on it... Battle wounds!
deb- yay mom! My mom brought me a blueberry coffee cake from Ina when I first got home and I don't think I shared it with anyone. I totally exploited the breastfeeding burns calories deal! WOOOT!
Sooo delicious!
Are those Wustoff (sp?) knives? I work PT at Sur La Table and we sell those there! (and yeah I should probably know how to spell it)