Simply Perfect Spice Cake |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Like everyone else, I'm always seeking new recipes. Yet when I find one, I obsessively have to tweak it. What is that. ego? Housewife boredom? I'm still struggling with this. But I make no apologies for the following. My many, many attempts with this one has produced a cake that is healthy (sort of); fool-proof (use any pan you want); internationally-acclaimed (I live in Italy and this one has brought me fame with some sweet neighbors. there's that ego thing again). But most of all, I appreciate how it can be tossed together so easily and eaten at anytime, at any temperature. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1 1/4 cups sugar |
1 tablespoon orange peel, grated (pretty much 1 orange) |
3 eggs |
2 1/2 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 cup plain yogurt (greek is recommended) |
1 cup apple, chopped (granny smith are recommended) |
1 cup raisins |
1 cup walnuts, chopped |
1/4 cup powdered sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease a 10 springform pan with tube insert or any other kind of deep pan in your cupboard. My favorite is a cast-iron/teflon-coated pan that produces tree shapes which can be snowed with powdered sugar.
3. Cream butter, sugar and orange peel until fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
5. Combine dry ingredients in one bowl.
6. Combine yogurt and apples in another bowl.
7. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternately with the yogurt/apple mixture.
8. Stir in the raisins and nuts.
9. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
10. Bake for 50-60 min., or until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Let stand for 10 minute on a rack before turning out to cool.
12. Sieve powdered sugar over cooled cake.
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