Swedish Apple Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• cake
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• topping
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• to make the cake, cream the sugar and shortening together in a mixing bowl. beat in the eggs and vanilla. sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a second bowl. gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. fold in the apples and walnuts until evenly blended. spoon the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• bake the cake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• to make the topping, place the milk, margarine, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. stir to dissolve the brown sugar, and cook until the margarine melts. remove the cake from the oven and place it on a baking sheet to prevent spillovers. pour the topping over the cake.
• return the cake and baking sheet to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. cool to room temperature before serving.