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Randy Smith

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Apple Walnut Cake With Apple Cider Glaze

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Grains, Dairy		Cakes, Ceideburg 2	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Vegetable oil
2	c	Granulated sugar
3		Eggs
2	c	Unbleached all-purpose
		flour sifted
1/8	t	Ground cloves
1 1/4	t	Ground cinnamon
1/4	t	Ground mace
1	t	Baking soda
1/2	t	Salt
1	c	Whole-wheat flour, sifted
4	c	Shelled walnuts, coarsely
		chopped
1 1/4	c	Coarse chunks of peeled and
		cored apples
3	T	Applejack
		Apple Cider Glaze, see
		recipe
4	T	Sweet butter
2	T	Brown sugar
6	T	Granulated sugar
3	T	Applejack or apple brandy
4	T	Sweet cider
2	T	Fresh orange juice
2	T	Heavy cream
		Preheat oven to 325F.

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl, beat vegetable oil and sugar until thick and opaque.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift
together flour, cloves, cinnamon, mace, baking soda and salt, then
stir in whole-wheat flour.  Add to oil and egg mixture and mix until
well blended. Add walnuts, apple chunks and applejack all at once and
stir batter until pieces are evenly distributed.  Pour batter into a
greased 10-inch round cake pan.  Bake for 1 hour  and 15 minutes or
until cake tester inserted in center comes out  clean.  APPLE CIDER
GLAZE:  Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in both sugars.  Add
remaining ingredients, stir, and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat
slightly and cook for 4 minutes.  Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Pour while still warm over warm cake.  Makes 1 1/2 cups glaze.  From
the San Francisco Chronicle, 11/16/88.  Posted by Stephen Ceideburg
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/cberg2.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 11308 Calories From Fat: 5920 Total Fat: 686.9g Cholesterol: 606.7mg Sodium: 3566.8mg Potassium: 4296.6mg Carbohydrates: 1194.2g Fiber: 69.6g Sugar: 559.7g Protein: 174.7g