AMARETTO APPLE CAKE

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One of my favorite autumn activities is going apple picking. I created this recipe as a way to combine the apples that we pick and one of my favorite flavors - Amaretto. This cake is moist, sweet, and bursting with flavor...Enjoy!

Provided by Angelicious

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup almond flavored liqueur (Amaretto)
1 large apple, peeled,cored and diced (large dice)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease 4 mini-loaf pans or 1 regular-sized loaf pan.
  • With an electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla, continuing to beat until well mixed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon, mix well.
  • Add half of the flour mixture to the butter/egg mixture, mix well.
  • Add milk and Amaretto to the mixture, then the rest of the flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Fold in chopped apple, mixing gently but thoroughly.
  • Pour mixture into loaf pan, or divide among mini-loaf pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes (25-30 for mini-loaf pans) until toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pan and let cool on a rack.

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