Spiced Apple Cake
Terrific Brunch Cake
Ingredients
3 cups Green Apple Slices
1 cup Tree Top Apple Sauce
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground allspice
½ tsp salt
½ cup golden raisins
2 tbsp granulated sugar mixed with 1 tsp ground cinnamon
powdered sugar for dusting
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 F. Butter an 8-in round cake pan. Whisk granulated sugar, butter and egg together in a bowl. Stir in two-thirds of the Tree Top Apple Slices. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt together. Add egg mixture and Tree Top Apple Sauce along with raisins, stirring until just blended. Pour into prepared cake pan and smooth top. Arrange remaining Tree Top Apple Slices in a pattern on top and press into batter. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake until golden and springs to the touch, about 50 minutes. Let cake stand on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out and let cool completely, about two hours.
Serving Suggestions:
Dust with powdered sugar and cut into wedges to serve. Garnish plate with fresh Tree Top Green Apple Slices.