Aunt Tillys Apple Cake Food

AUNTIE'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with flour. Beat eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla with a hand mixer on medium speed about 1 minute. Stir together baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and 2 1/2 cups of the flour in a separate bowl; gradually add to egg mixture, beating on low speed until blended.
• Stir together apples, pecans, and remaining 1/2 cup flour in a bowl; fold mixture into batter. Spoon batter into prepared tube pan. Bake in preheated oven a until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool until just warm, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the Frosting: Cook brown sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium, stirring often, until mixture comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (240˚F), about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk until slightly thickened, abut 1 minute.
• Drizzle Frosting over warm Cake. If desired, garnish with chopped pecans.

AUNT FAYE'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Apple Cake directions:.
• Mix sugar, oil, and eggs. Blend well.
• Sift flour, salt and soda. Hold out 1/2 cup flour mixture to dredge fruits and nuts.
• Beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients ~ add vanilla.
• Stir in apples, nuts, and coconut dredged in 1/2 cup flour (from above).
• Pour into greased and floured 10 inch tube, or large bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes. Cool and top with glaze.
• Butterscotch Glaze directions:.
• Combine salt, butter, evaporated milk, and brown sugar in saucepan over medium heat.
• Bring to a boil and cook gently (not a hard rolling boil) for 5 minutes.
• Add vanilla; stir, and pour over cooled cake.
• Makes 18-20 servings.

AUNT ALMA'S CHOPPED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix apples and sugar and let stand to draw juice.
• Mix dry ingredients, then add oil, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in apples and juice.
• Combine well and stir in raisins and nuts.
• Bake in 9x13 pan in 350 oven, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Top with Vanilla Butter Frosting or Philadelphia Cheese Frosting (I prefer Phily Frosting).

AUNT KATHI'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut into small chunks.
• Pour sugar over them and let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt margarine.
• Add to apple mixture with egg.
• Stir.
• Add dry ingredients and stir until moistened.
• Add optional ingredients.
• Bake in greased and floured 8" square pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
• Serve warm or cold, alone or topped with whipped cream.