Fresh Apple Cake in the Fall

The crisp morning air reminds me that autumn is here bringing with it the yummy smell of Fresh Apple Cake wafting from my oven. Brightly colored apples waiting to be made into delicious cakes, pies and sauces dangle from the trees. Leaves are beginning to turn warm colors getting ready to fall to the ground. As the early morning sunrays shine through a bit of fog they illuminate the drops of moisture clinging to the webs of the orb weavers. Squirrels are hastily storing the many acorns that have landed on the wet ground, getting ready for the long cold winter days ahead.

Fresh Crisp Apples

Down in the old orchard there are a couple of Arkansas Black trees still producing the dark red/black skinned crisp, tasty treats. These apples are at their best after a light frost turns them into the delightful long keeping fruits that old timers would keep for months in the root cellars. We also have a couple of mystery apple trees. I am sure they have a name but that has long been forgotten. However, these are great for baking pies or cooking down into applesauce for later use.

I am going to share a favorite recipe that uses fresh apples. A friend of our family made this when I was just a youngster. She wrote out the ingredients and directions on a pretty card to add to my small recipe box and through the years this Fresh Apple Cake has been a “go to” for many potluck dinners and family gatherings. The cake is very moist almost like pudding. I usually serve it with whipped cream as a topping. If you want to fancy it up a bit some caramel syrup drizzled over the cream and a few chopped nuts adds to the presentation.

Making the Cake

The recipe calls for 4 cups of apples, diced or shredded. I like to shred mine, a food processor with the shred attachment works well for this. 6-8 medium sized apples peeled and cored makes about the right amount. In a large bowl mix the apples, sugar and melted butter. Add beaten eggs, vanilla and chopped nuts. The mixture will be pretty soupy.

Add the cinnamon, salt, baking powder, soda and flour and stir well. This is now more like lumpy kind of thin cake batter.

Pour this mixture into a greased 9 X 13 Baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 min. Serve warm or at room temperature. Be careful of taste testing, it is hard to stop with one little corner bite!

Fresh Apple Cake the Recipe

This Fresh Apple cake is amazing served warm with Whipped Cream or Ice Cream topping. You can let the cake cool and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting as a regular cake. You will find the recipe in my Cinnamon Roll post. However you decide to serve it this recipe will have people asking for more.

The pretty little dish that the cake serving is shown in is made by Osage Clayworks. They have beautiful handmade pottery.