Heavenly Apple Cake

• Produce

  • 1/2 cups Dates

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 Icing sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups White sugar

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, Sweet

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/2 cups Apple brandy

Found on food52.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 to 3/4 cups chopped dates
• 1/2 to 3/4 cups apple brandy (or Calvados)
• 2 cups unbleached, all purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups slightly tart apples: peeled, cored and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup melted sweet butter
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• Icing sugar for decoration

Directions

• About one hour before starting to bake, place the dates in a small bowl and cover with the apple brandy. Stir from time to time and if they get too tight, just add more brandy!
• Preheat oven to 325. Using butter, grease a baking pan (approximately 13 x 9 x 2)
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Add the chopped apples, dates, melted butter and the eggs. This will be a very heavy, thick batter but dont worry -- just be sure to mix it well.
• Spread in the prepared pan, place on a rack in center of the oven and bake for 1 hour. Test with a skewer -- if it comes out still a bit gooey, bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Youll know when its done. It will be a nice dark tan color and will spring back to a light touch.
• Remove from oven, let cool a bit. This is delicious hot, warm or cold. As I mentioned, this cake isnt a beauty queen so should be plated in the kitchen! I sprinkle each serving with icing sugar.