1.3 KiB
1.3 KiB
Spiced Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1.33333 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cups packed light-brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.75 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.75 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
- 0.75 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 sticks unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup or
- 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
- 4 cups cored and finely chopped apples, unpeeled
- 0.5 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
- 0.5 cups golden raisins
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Grease and flour a 9 X 13-inch baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flours, sugars, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add the butter with ginger, chopped apples, nuts, raisins, eggs, and vanilla. Using a mixer, beat gently until all ingredients blend together. Batter will be thick.
Scrap the batter into the prepared pan; level the top with a spatula. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when you touch the center of the cake with your index finger. Remove cake from oven and and place on a rack to cool completely. Do not remove the cake from the pan. When completely cool, frost with Cream Cheese Icing.
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author: King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion
tags: Cakes and Biscuits