I am surrounded by packing boxes and piles of my belongings. It is hard to believe that I am moving back into my apartment in Normal in the morning. Even scarier is that ISU classes begin a week from tomorrow. It feels as though all of August slipped away without warning. I am an everyday wrist watch wearer. I don’t want to lose track of time or miss out on something important. I’ve worn my watch all summer, but still somehow the time seemed to slip away from me. There are still so many things I want to do this summer and so many desserts I want to bake! Although I am not ready for the semester to begin, Grams and I decided to embrace the coming autumn with a seasonal desert.
Anything with apples screams autumn, leaves, and back to school. Today, Grams and I decided to bake Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce. The temperature is so cool today that it feels almost like fall weather. We used this as an excuse to make Apple Cake. We have become very talented at justifying anything to do with dessert eating! This cake is so delicious that my family ate the entire thing before I had a chance to snap a photo. Peeling and slicing the fresh apples was time consuming, but it is certainly worth it. Grams is an apple slicing pro because she used to make applesauce out on the farm as a young girl. After she was grown and had her own family, she still made applesauce for everyone in the fall.
Yesterday I went back-to-school shopping with a friend. While the cake was baking, I did a style show for Grams of all my new purchases. I think she enjoyed seeing all of my new clothes and accessories. She would say, “Oh yah, that will look nice with some jeans” or “That blue color looks so good on you!” I think she really enjoyed seeing all of the new stuff and giving me her input. In some situations Grams isn’t sure how to respond or what to say, but these were questions that she knew the answers to. I bet she had great style as a young woman!
Everyone in my family really enjoyed the Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce. When we were making the dough it seemed so thick and dry, but when it was baking, the juices from the apples made it moist. It has a great flavor and the caramel icing really compliments it. The baking time for the cake suggests 50 minutes, but ours was ready in about 40 minutes. We kept the leftover cake in the fridge, and I actually prefer it chilled more than warm from the oven. This cake is just delicious no matter what way you slice it. One good thing about the approaching autumn is seasonal desserts like Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce!
Quotes of the Day:
Grams: “This cake is LUCIOUS!”
Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce—Brooke Storm Recipe
2 eggs beaten 1 ½ t baking soda
2 cups sugar 1 t salt
½ cu oil 2 cups broken pecan or walnut pieces
2 t cinnamon 4 cups peeled and sliced apples
Beat together eggs, sugar, and oil in a large bowl.
In another bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture
Batter will be thick. Stir in nuts and apples.
Spread batter into greased and floured 9x13 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Serve warm with Caramel Sauce.
Caramel sauce
½ cup butter ½ cup white sugar
1 T flour ½ cup evaporated milk
½ cup brown sugar 1 t milk
Combine butter, flour, sugars, evaporated milk, and milk in a sauce pan. Bring mixture to a boil for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla; cool. Serve on Fresh Apple Cake.
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