We are back living in the house exactly one week now! It feels great to be home. I have unpacked three of the 143 boxes lining the walls in the garage. Luckily I found enough kitchen stuff to put together a delicious apple coffee cake late last night. It was good while still warm last night, but even better this morning. The juice from the apples moved into the cake making it moist and dense, like a fresh apple coffee cake should be. You can also really taste the pecans this morning.
I tweaked an apple cake recipe from Apple Hill, a beloved local attraction featuring all things apple, from September through December. This recipe is delicious as-is, but I am not unpacked yet, so I have to work with what I have. I didn't have walnuts, but I had pecans. I didn't have all-purpose flour but I had self-rising flour. I didn't have four cups of chopped apple but I had three and a half. I mixed everything by hand in a popcorn bowl. But in the end, it worked!
This cake deserves to be served alongside a big hot cup of coffee after having a good night's rest.
Fresh Apple Coffee Cake
Equipment
- 9x9 baking pan
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 ½ cups chopped apples
- ½ cup chopped pecans
For the glaze:
- 2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or half and half
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 9 baking pan with baking spray or grease with butter and lightly flour the pan.
- Mix together sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir in the apples and nuts. Mix until combined. The batter will be thick.
- Spread evenly in 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
- Cool the cake at room temperature.
For the glaze:
- While the cake is baking, stir all the ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside. When the cake has completely cooled, pour the glaze over the top.
Nutrition
Approximate nutrition information is provided as a convenience and courtesy only. You are encouraged to do your own calculations if precise data is required.
We take every effort to ensure that the estimated meal cost per serving is accurate. We use a meal cost analysis application that estimates the cost of a recipe based on groceries purchased at a Walmart store in my geographical area, northern California.
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