what we ate

 

Fall apples yield cake! 

Of course, what do you think they are for... eating without additional sugar?  Ha.

I modified a recipe I found on trusty Cooks.com, and here's what I came up with:

Fall Apple Cake

For those of us who associate fall with guilty indulgence!  So much so, I made a double batch.

batter:

1 1/2 c. flour

2 1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 egg

1/2 c. milk

1/4 c. oil

1 1/2 c. chopped apples, raw

Preheat oven to 325.  In large bowl, mix dry ingredients.  In another, combine egg, milk and oil; pour into dry mixture.  Fold in chopped apples.  Pour into 9x13" greased pan.

Now the good part is what I added.

The Cooks recipe calls for an icing, but I replaced it with homemade caramel dolloped onto the batter before baking.

caramel:

1/4 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

The caramel creates pockets of heaven within the cake.

Cook for 30 minutes.

So far September is tasting pretty, pretty good.