I have the most delicious recipe for yummy, moist, apple infused cake…my family loves it, I love it, the mailman loves it!
But don’t blame me if you become addicted…it really is that good…seriously…I kid you not! It is healthy too…WHAT you say…healthy and delicious…yes siree it is indeed!
I even let my kids have it for breakfast…I’m just that kind of cool hip mom!
Farmer Kim’s Apple Cake (yes I named it after myself…no ego here!)
- 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 Cups Sugar (this can be cut down, I’ve gone as far as down to 1 Cup)
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 eggs(egg replacer for us vegans)
- 3/4 Cup Applesauce
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 to 4 Cups Diced Apples
- 1 Cup Raisins
- 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F… you are going to bake for about 1 hour
Chop up all those lovely apple into bite sized chunks. You will need between 3 and 4 cups depending on how apple crazy you are
I actually put in 5…but that is getting closer to baked apples with a little cake in between!
After you’ve chopped your apples get out a big bowl and start mixing your dry ingredients. First flour…
Then sugar…don’t forget to let it run through your fingers!
Add Baking Soda and Salt
Mix dry ingredients together really well…wearing Hello Kitty preferably
Next you’re gonna add the not so dry ingredients…
Eggs…
Vegetable Oil…
One of my favorite things in the whole food world…homemade applesauce!
Yep…its going in to join the party too!!!
Then add the vanilla and…
look at it, smell it, ask mom if you can taste it…
wonder for the 100th time how can something that smells so good taste so icky?
Mix it all together and you have the mortar that is gonna hold together the real stars of the cake…
The yummy apples and…
the delicious raisins
Note…I almost always soak my raisins before adding to a recipe but this in the EXCEPTION. This cake is so moist that I don’t need to. If you have very dry raisins you could soak them just make sure to drain them very well before adding
Here is where you would add the walnuts…except I’m not going to because I live with nut-haters…well my kids don’t actually hate nuts they just don’t like them in desserts. Go figure!
Stir it all together and what have you got? That is like an apple parade in a pan…a well oiled pan to be exact!
Bake at 325 for 1 hour till it comes out looking like…
Ohhh My!
Wait for it to cool enough that you don’t burn your tongue…
Dish yourself up a big piece while your mouth waters uncontrollably, grab a fork…or not…and dig in!
That is unless you are wild and crazy like me and must have just a little adornment on your cake…somthing just a little more special…something that adds pizzazz!
Oh baby…come to mama!
Kim can also be found at the inadvertent farmer where she raises organic fruits, veggies, critters, kids and…a camel!
I make something quite similar only I don’t call it cake, I call it apple bread so it doesn’t sound like I’m eating dessert with my breakfast. 😉 Great sounding recipe, I’m looking forward to trying it.
Mr Chiots would love this, he loves apples and cake.
Apple cake has a special place in my heart because it was the cake that the mother of one of my closest friends in college/grad school made for me every year on my birthday. I’m vegan too, so having a treat that I could enjoy that was delicious and naturally bursting with flavor was much appreciated. We cut down on the sugar, and added more applesauce for sweetness (often using different varieties of apples). Sometimes we’d sub the honey for some of the sugar too, or add honey to the side of the plate for dipping.
I’ve since made it myself, but somehow it is never quite the same. Still delicious though! Thanks for sharing your version…. the smells, ahhhh. Perfect happiness. Now I’m on a new adventure to try making this goodness using non-wheat/gluten flours…. The taste, I’m sure, will be worth the effort. Apples and cake, how can it be wrong?
This apple cake is really delicious! I just made it this morning, and already 1/3 of it is gone. Not only is it yummy, but so simple to make…took no time at all. Great for anyone in a bit of a rush. Tastes like you have been in the kitchen all day. I also followed what Farmer Kim said, and cut down the sugar a little bit.
Thanks so much for sharing…look forward to the next delicious recipe.
Jennifer C.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
I’ve just put the cake in the oven. It’s smell great. i hope it will taste the same!
The photos are amazing!
This was a great cake. Healthy and Delish. I used brown sugar instead of white and added cinnamon, loved it!