Auntie Marys Jewish Apple Cake Recipes

AUNT MARY'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees F.
• Sprinkle apples with sugar and let stand.
• Mix beaten egg and butter.
• Sift in flour, soda, salt and cinnamon and mix very well.
• Fold into apples and make sure the apples are well and evenly coated.
• Mix in raisins and, if desired, nuts.
• Note: we use raisins which have been soaked in bourbon.
• Note 2: If using regular raisins, make sure you plump them in warm water or rum or the like, then drain before adding.
• Place in a buttered 8" x 8" square baking dish or in a buttered bundt pan and bake for about 50 minutes.
• Cool briefly on rack in pan; turn out of the pan and allow to cool to room temperature on a rack.

PHILADELPHIA JEWISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix apple slices with cinnamon and 1 cup sugar; set aside.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat eggs with 1 1/2 cups sugar and light brown sugar.
• Alternately add the dry ingredients and the oil to the wet ingredients, then add the orange juice and lastly the vanilla and beat for 1 minute.
• Pour 1/3rd of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
• Layer 1/3rd of the apple slices and nuts over the batter.
• Repeat with layer of batter, then apples and nuts, then batter, then final layer of apples and nuts.
• Drizzle the cake with a bit of the remaining cinnamon-sugar "syrup" from the apple bowl.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until tester comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool in pan on wire rack for 20-25 minutes, then turn cake out onto wire rack to cool completely.

EASY JEWISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9" x 13" pan.
• Peel, core, and chop apples. Combine in a large bowl with the sugar.
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl.
• Combine eggs, oil, and vanilla extract.
• Alternately mix dry and liquid ingredients into apple mixture.
• Stir in chopped nuts, if using.
• Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes.

MOM'S FAVORITE JEWISH APPLE CAKE

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.