apple dapple cake a large family food idea

Apple dapple cake, is something we have been making for years in our household.  i used to make it in a Bundt cake form, then found I could make it into muffins, and now I just make it in a 9 x13 cake pan.  It is very moist and delicious, try it for a great tasting apple treat.

You will need:

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 c oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 3/4 c flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 3 cups apples chopped
  • TOPPING
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 c milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Beat your 3 eggs in a mixing bowl.

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Add your oil–we use coconut oil, vanilla and sugar–we use raw.2013-11-04_00106Mix that until well combined.2013-11-04_00119As you can see I am making 2 bowls of this delicious tasting treat, one for us and one for a “hospitality” treat.  Next add all of your dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.2013-11-04_00122Add your chopped apples, we freeze a bunch of diced apples and I just partially thaw them before adding them to the mixture. Stir until combined.2013-11-04_00124

Spread your mixture into a greased 9 x13 baking pan.  You can use a Bundt pan as well.
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Let cool and while it is cooling, mix up your topping.  In a small saucepan add your butter and sugar and heat until boiling.  Boil for 2 minutes.2013-11-04_00156Whisk in 2 cups powdered sugar and add your vanilla.
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You can also add maple flavoring, depending upon what kind you have in your pantry.2013-11-04_00159Pour your topping over your almost cooled cake.  2013-11-04_00160let cool and then serve.  Delicious tasting apple dapple cake.2013-11-04_00162

 

hamburger cookies a fun large family food idea

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This is a great fun treat to make.  Usually once a year we make this for some occasion.  We had a fall party that we ended up making these for this year.  They are fun, cute, and super easy to make.

You will need the following ingredients:

  • box vanilla wafers
  • container of vanilla frosting
  • yellow, red, green food dye
  • coconut
  • mint thin type cookies–i believe they are called grasshoppers

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What you first do is mix some green food coloring in with the coconut.  Mix around and it will spread the dye to all of the coconut.2013-11-11_00067 Then split your frosting into two bowls.  Add yellow to one bowl and mix thoroughly.2013-11-11_00068 To the other bowl mix in red food coloring and mix thoroughly.2013-11-11_00069 To assemble the cookie, spread some red(ketchup) frosting on one half of the vanilla wafer.2013-11-11_00070 Spread some yellow frosting on other half of vanilla wafer, dip into the coconut for your lettuce.2013-11-11_00066Then place a chocolate mint cookie on top of the coconut.2013-11-11_00072Take your two halves and put them together and you have your hamburger cookie. You can make a bunch of these in no time flat. They keep well in a covered container.2013-11-11_00073

 

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