Aunt Mary's Apple Cake

Chef Kate's Note:

My friend Robin's Aunt Mary, both of whose parents were born in Hungary, was a legendary cook. This is one of her cakes--a very moist and delightful cake.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 ½-3 cups apples , peeled, cored, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg , beaten
• ½ cup unsalted butter , melted
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon (or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla)
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup nuts , chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F.
2. Sprinkle apples with sugar and let stand.
3. Mix beaten egg and butter.
4. Sift in flour, soda, salt and cinnamon and mix very well.
5. Fold into apples and make sure the apples are well and evenly coated.
6. Mix in raisins and, if desired, nuts.
7. Note: we use raisins which have been soaked in bourbon.
8. Note 2: If using regular raisins, make sure you plump them in warm water or rum or the like, then drain before adding.
9. Place in a buttered 8" x 8" square baking dish or in a buttered bundt pan and bake for about 50 minutes.
10. Cool briefly on rack in pan; turn out of the pan and allow to cool to room temperature on a rack.

Reviews

[Sarah in New York]

Oh boy was this good! 5 stars all the way. What I love about this... is that it's almost all apples. I used fuji apples. They are my favorite and they were stupendous in this recipe! Made for ZWT 4.

[*Parsley*]

Moist and packed with apples! I used the cinnamon and vanilla and the optional nuts. I baked it in a Bundt pan. My kids love apples, so this is a perfect little snack cake for them. Thanc for sharing!

[Rita~]

Yes! Kate this sure is a very moist and delightful tasty cake. I did top it with a streusel topping which gave this moist cake a nice crunch. I did use walnuts in the cake and added cardamom. Yum! Thanks!