Amish Apple Cake Recipes

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together the softened butter with 2 tablespoons of the flour to make a paste. In a 10-inch Bundt pan, paint on the flour and butter paste with a pastry brush until the pan is well coated.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Add the orange juice and vanilla extract and mix well. In another bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and remaining 3 cups flour. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and continue to beat well. Stir in the apples and walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a cake plate.
• For the glaze: Combine the sugar, butter, buttermilk and baking soda in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture until it thickens slightly and begins to turn a light brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Using a toothpick, punch 15 to 20 holes in the top of the cake and pour the glaze over the cake. Let the cake set and cool before serving. Store the cake in an airtight cake carrier in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening with an electric beater on low speed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; beat until well mixed. Add applesauce and vanilla; mix well then stir in the walnuts and pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool. Note: For a fancier treat, drizzle with a glaze that's made by mixing 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 to 2 teaspoons water.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter.
• Add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat until blended, then mix in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add the flour and stir just until blended.
• Stir in the apples and nuts.
• Pour into an oiled 9 inch round cake pan (I use a glass pie plate) and bake for 30 minutes or until the top springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• Prepare sauce.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, and salt.
• Bring to a boil, stirring with a whisk, then remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and the cream.
• (The sauce can be made ahead of time and reheated over hot water.) Serve the cake warm with the hot caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
• The cake gets better as it ages, keeps for a week in the refrigerator, and also freezes well.
• It can be reheated in the microwave.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Mix 5 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Add apple slices and toss to coat.
• Mix flour, 2 cups sugar, oil, orange juice, eggs, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract together in another bowl and beat until smooth and thoroughly blended. Batter will be thick.
• Place 1/2 of the batter in the prepared tube pan. Top with 1/2 of the apple slices. Add remaining batter to the pan, and neatly arrange remaining apple slices on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 1 hour. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Place apples in greased 9 x 13 inch dish.
• Mix remaining ingredients together in ORDER given, in pan and bring to a boil.
• Simmer, stirring until thick.
• Pour syrup over apples and bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.