Grandma Rosas Apple Cake Recipes

GRAN'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in apples and pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar (mixture will be soft). Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mix sugar, egg, and oil together in another bowl. Stir in the flour mixture just until combined; fold in apple, walnuts, and raisins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

OMA'S APFELKUCHEN (GRANDMA'S APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Let egg yolks stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Starting 1/2 in. from 1 end, cut apple halves lengthwise into 1/4-in. slices, leaving them attached at the top so they fan out slightly. Set aside., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, sift flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar, baking powder and salt twice. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add milk; mix well (batter will be thick)., Spread batter into a greased 9-in. springform pan wrapped in a sheet of heavy-duty foil. Gently press apples, round side up, into batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 45-55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Remove rim from pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

GRANDMA'S FRESH COUNTRY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Stir shredded apples and sugar in a large bowl.
• 2. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt).
• 3. Stir in the egg mixed with the oil into a measuring cup.
• 4. Pour into the dry ingredients.
• 5. Mix until thoroughly moist (do not overmix).
• 6. Stir in nuts.
• 7. Pour into a 9X13 pan sprayed with butter flavor no-stick spray.
• 8. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
• 9. It springs when pressed when done.
• 10. Options for topping: Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Drizzle with caramel. Serve with Cool Whip. Serve ala mode with vanilla ice cream.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Sprinkle sugar over apples in your largest mixing bowl. Sift dry ingredients together twice, then add to apples. Add remaining ingredients, and stir until well mixed. Batter will be very thick.
• Spread into a greased 9" X 13" cake pan or pyrex dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes, until cake springs bakc when touched lightly, and apples are tender when pierced with a skewer.
• Cool and serve. Cover leftovers tightly with foil to retain moisture.

GRANDMA'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together first 3 ingredients.
• Combine next 4 ingredients and add to creamed mixture.
• Mix until blended and add apples and cinnamon.
• Put into greased 8" pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

GRANDMA ROSA'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Peel and cube ½" the apples. Add the softened butter and all the other ingredients except for the amaretti. Place the mixture in a rectangular pan, like one used to bake lasagna. Sprinkle on the crumbled amaretti and some (noce di burro) butter. Cook in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour. Allow to cool before serving.

GRANDMA ROSA'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8- or 9-inch springform pan In electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and white sugar until pale and light, about 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until light and fluffy, another minute or two. Beat in vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Pour dry ingredients into mixer with the lemon zest, and mix until just combined. In medium bowl, toss together apples, brown sugar and nuts. Scrape batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and then sprinkle with the apple mixture. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool and release from pan.

GRANDMA LEONE'S FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x8-inch baking pans.
• Bring water and raisins to a boil in a saucepan; cook until raisins are plump, about 2 minutes. Drain and cool raisins; reserve raisin water.
• Mix 3 cups flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Place pecans and 2 tablespoons flour in a resealable plastic bag; close and shake bag until pecans are coated. Pour pecans into a colander and shake off excess flour.
• Whisk sugar, oil, eggs, and cooled raisin water together in a bowl; fold in candied fruit. Stir flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into sugar mixture until fully incorporated; fold in raisins and pecans. Fill the prepared pans a little over half full.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Lower temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C); bake until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 more hour.