MOM'S OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED APPLE CAKE image

Yield 13" oblong cakepan

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 quarts of apples, 3/8" slices (greening apples are fine)
9x13x2" oblong cake pan
Sugar Mixture:
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoon flour
3/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
Shortcake dough:
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 3/4 Tablespoons Sugar
1/4 Butter ("or 2/3 lard")
1/2 cup cream more or less
1 1/2 Tablespoon Egg Yolk

Steps:

1. Peel core apples. Slice 3/8" thick. Needs firm apple that holds its shape after cooking line Greenings, but arrive late in the fall. 2. Make shortcake dough using fingers to mix butter into sifted flour (I'd use the flat beater on my Kitchenaid), sugar, salt, baking powder mixture. Add beaten egg yolk and cream as needed slowly. Roll dough on floured board. Knead only slightly. Roll 1/4" thick. Use 2/3 dough for bottom of pan. Dough should come halfway up sides of pan. 3. Place apples on dough, layer evenly in rows. Sprinkle with 1/2 sugar mixture (flour and sugar) and a little cinnamon. Dot with butter. Repeat 2nd layer. Trim dough on sides of pan so apples are even with it. 4. In preheated 375 degree oven, bake approximately 1 hour 10 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil last 15 minutes to puff apple. (Set timer for 55 minutes; cover with foil then reset timer for 15 minutes). 5. Cut cake 5x3". Serve warm with whipped cream.