OT: Anyone have a good apple cake recpe? - Page 5

>is that enough ginger?
>doesnt sound like much, i know it can be strong, just asking what you thot
>of it.
>j.
>"NightMist" wrote ...
>Hey I just made this today!
>Apple Upside-Down Gingerbread
>3 tablespoons softened butter
>4 large tart apples
>3/4 cup brown sugar
>1 teaspoon cinnamon
>1 cup sifted flour
>1/2 teaspoon baking powder
>1/2 teaspoon baking soda
>a goodly pinch of salt
>1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
>1/2 teaspoon ginger
>1/4 butter or shortening
>1/4 cup sugar, white or brown depending on what you have
>1 beaten egg
>1/2 cup molasses
>1/2 cup sour milk
>Spread the softened butter over the bottom of a heavy 8x8 baking pan
>(I usually use either the small cast iron skillet or pyrex)
>Combine the brown sugar and the full teaspoon of cinnamon.
>Pare apples and slice them thin.
>Arrange half the apples over the butter in the pan, sprinkle with half
>the cinnomon sugar, arrange the other half of the apples over the
>cinnamon sugar and sprinkle with the second half of the cinnamon
>sugar.
>Set over low heat while making the batter.
>Cream the butter and sugar together.
>Sift the remaining dry ingredients together.
>Add the egg to the shortening mixture and beat very well.
>Mix the milk with the molasses, and add alternately with the dry
>ingredients to the shortening mixture, beating madly after each
>addition.
>Pour the batter over the apples and bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes
>until done.
>Turn out upside down while still a bit warm.
>NightMist
>--
>Legolas is my house elf

>is that enough ginger?
>doesnt sound like much, i know it can be strong, just asking what you thot
>of it.
>j.

>"NightMist" wrote ...
>Hey I just made this today!
>Apple Upside-Down Gingerbread
>3 tablespoons softened butter
>4 large tart apples
>3/4 cup brown sugar
>1 teaspoon cinnamon
>1 cup sifted flour
>1/2 teaspoon baking powder
>1/2 teaspoon baking soda
>a goodly pinch of salt
>1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
>1/2 teaspoon ginger
>1/4 butter or shortening
>1/4 cup sugar, white or brown depending on what you have
>1 beaten egg
>1/2 cup molasses
>1/2 cup sour milk
>Spread the softened butter over the bottom of a heavy 8x8 baking pan
>(I usually use either the small cast iron skillet or pyrex)
>Combine the brown sugar and the full teaspoon of cinnamon.
>Pare apples and slice them thin.
>Arrange half the apples over the butter in the pan, sprinkle with half
>the cinnomon sugar, arrange the other half of the apples over the
>cinnamon sugar and sprinkle with the second half of the cinnamon
>sugar.
>Set over low heat while making the batter.
>Cream the butter and sugar together.
>Sift the remaining dry ingredients together.
>Add the egg to the shortening mixture and beat very well.
>Mix the milk with the molasses, and add alternately with the dry
>ingredients to the shortening mixture, beating madly after each
>addition.
>Pour the batter over the apples and bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes
>until done.
>Turn out upside down while still a bit warm.
>NightMist
>--
>Legolas is my house elf

> Hey I just made this today!
> Apple Upside-Down Gingerbread
> 3 tablespoons softened butter
> 4 large tart apples
> 3/4 cup brown sugar
> 1 teaspoon cinnamon
> 1 cup sifted flour
> 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
> 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
> a goodly pinch of salt
> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
> 1/2 teaspoon ginger
> 1/4 butter or shortening
> 1/4 cup sugar, white or brown depending on what you have
> 1 beaten egg
> 1/2 cup molasses
> 1/2 cup sour milk
> Spread the softened butter over the bottom of a heavy 8x8 baking pan
> (I usually use either the small cast iron skillet or pyrex)
> Combine the brown sugar and the full teaspoon of cinnamon.
> Pare apples and slice them thin.
> Arrange half the apples over the butter in the pan, sprinkle with half
> the cinnomon sugar, arrange the other half of the apples over the
> cinnamon sugar and sprinkle with the second half of the cinnamon
> sugar.
> Set over low heat while making the batter.
> Cream the butter and sugar together.
> Sift the remaining dry ingredients together.
> Add the egg to the shortening mixture and beat very well.
> Mix the milk with the molasses, and add alternately with the dry
> ingredients to the shortening mixture, beating madly after each
> addition.
> Pour the batter over the apples and bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes
> until done.
> Turn out upside down while still a bit warm.
> NightMist
> --
> Legolas is my house elf

>Applik had written this in response to
>http://www.sewgirls.com/quilting/OT-Anyone-have-a-good-apple-cake-recpe-139106-.htm
> :
>Very Old recipe for applesauce cake
>1&1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp.baking
>soda
>1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. allspice
>1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 cup seedless raisins 1 egg
>1/4 cup soft shortening 1/4 cup soft butter 3/4 cup sugar
>1 cup applesauce 1 tsp. vanilla (optional) 1/2 cup chopped
>pecans
>NOTE:if applesauce is unsweetened increase sugar to 1 cup.
>use greased/floured 8 inch pan
>pre-heat oven 350 deg.
>Cream shortening and butter until fluffy
>Add egg and vanilla, beat well
>Sift flour; b.pdr.; b.soda; & spices together.
>Add raisins, nuts to dry ingredients, stir to coat.
>Add dry ingredients alternately with apple sauce mixing well after each
>addition
>ending with dry ingredients.
>Pour into pan
>Bake 350 oven for 1 hour. (Test if done)
>Remove from oven
>Let stand 10-15 minutes
>Ice if desired
>1 1/2 cups icing sugar; 2 Tbsp. butter; 1 tsp. vanilla; mix together.
>use a bit of apple sauce to act as liquid. Mix well until soft icing forms
>Spread lightly over cake
>Enjoy
>
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