Rustic Apple Cake

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Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | By: Gretchen and Peggy

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247 days until Thanksgiving!

I know, I know, it seems so far away, especially now that we’re smack dab in the middle of March, with spring showers dribbling down the window, baby green crocus shoots poking up from thawed garden plots and cracks in the sidewalk, and buds forming on the knobby tips of bare tree branches.

So in this first post we’re easing in, dipping our toes into the Great Thanksgiving Recipe Project of 2010 and testing the water with a deliciously modest apple cake.

And who doesn’t love apple cake? I’ve adapted this recipe from a smattering of sources, tweaking a measurement here, adding or omitting an ingredient there, so by now it’s safe to say that this is an original…a really yummy, moist, chunky, simple-to-make original.

Make your life easier by baking this a day or two before T-Day. It also makes for a great breakfast if, by some miracle, there are any leftovers after the big feast.

~Peggy



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Rustic Apple Cake


Serves 12-16

Ingredient prep time: 10-15 minutes
Process: 10 minutes
Bake time: 60-90 minutes (depending on pan)

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon spiced rum
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tart apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and chopped
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a bundt pan or or two loaf pans and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine both sugars with the oil, vanilla, and rum, then add the eggs and stir to combine. In a separate bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add this to the wet mixture. Fold in the apples, nuts, and raisins.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan(s) and bake in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes (if using loaf pans) or 75-90 minutes (if using a bundt pan), or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.



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