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mom’s fresh apple love letter cake

(4 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Barbara Mayo
@joyouscook
Collierville, TN

I am 55 years old,my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since I can remember every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family reunion my mom baked her fresh apple cake in a big old bundt pan. I have to say growuing up this was not my favorite Anyone who ever tasted it wanted the recipe but mom would not give it out. I have all her cookbooks in them she wrote her special recipes down that she did not share with anyone. One day about 6 months after her death I started reading her cookbooks. I found all of her secret recipes and a love letter my dad had written while they dating! What an inheritance

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Watch out, friends and family... I'll be making this recipe a LOT! It's so very moist and flavorful. Love.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(4 ratings)
yield 8 -10 bundt pan 18-24 mini bundt muffin pan
prep time 20 Min
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mom’s fresh apple love letter cake

  • CAKE BATTER
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 c
    chopped pecans
  • 5 c
    chopped red apples
  • 1/3 c
    tennessee whiskey i use black jack( can be omitted)
  • SAUCE OR GLAZE
  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter
  • 1 c
    firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 c
    evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla

How To Make mom’s fresh apple love letter cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl peel 5 red apples, quarter and then cut out core. Slice each quarter in 2 half then rough chop each apple pour whiskey over apples set aside
  • 2
    In mixing bowl with beaters add oil and sugar mix well. Then add one egg at a time beating after each egg until mixed well. Mix dry ingredients together in medium bowl and add 1/3 of dry ingredients to mixing bowl on low speed until all dry ingredients are incorporated. Remove mixing bowl add vanilla, apples and pecans mix by hand until all ingredients are incorporated.
  • 3
    Oil and flour 1 large bundt pan or 1 mini bundt pan (makes 18 to 24 mini bundts using mini bundt pan spoon ½ cup cake mixture into each mini bundt and bake for 10-14 minutes or until cake is golden brown place on cooling rack for 10-15 minutes If using bundt pan pour cake mixture into bundt and place on center rack in oven and bake for 20- 30 minutes or until cake is golden brown remove from oven and place on cooling rack for 20 minutes.
  • 4
    While cakes are cooling make sauce or glaze.In a medium iron skillet place butter and brown sugar on medium heat. Let butter melt and sugar dissolve then stir with wooden spoon until incorporated about 6-8 minutes remove from stove top and add evaropeated milk and stir to incorporate place back on stove top and cook 2 –4 minutes remove from stove top add vanilla stir and let cool at least 15 minutes then you may glaze the cakes or cake.
  • 5
    Then unmold onto cakec/cake plate and pour icing over entire cake or cakes. Let set at room temperature for 1 hour before you cut I know it will be tempting but wait.Then enjoy with a really cold glass of milk and an old love letter from your parents if you are lucky!!
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