Dried Apple Cake

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Dried apple cake is a delicious dessert made with dried apple pieces as one of its main ingredients. It’s a popular treat that combines the sweet and slightly tangy flavor of dried apples with the moist and spiced cake batter.
Number of servings: Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried apples
  • 1 cup molasses
  • ⅔ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cloves or allspice
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Place dried apples in a bowl and add cold water to cover.
  • Refrigerate overnight, or at least 6 hours
  • In the morning, drain, and chop finely on a cutting board.
  • Place in a saucepan with molasses, and when it begins to simmer, cook for 20 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Combine cream, sugar and egg and beat until smooth.
  • Combine remaining ingredients and sift together several times.
  • Beat in liquids to dry ingredients until smooth.
  • Stir in fruit and molasses mixture.
  • Pour into a buttered and floured 8 ¼ “by 4 ½ “loaf pan or equivalent, and bake in a preheated moderate (350F) oven for 1 hour.

Tips

This is a very tasty dessert. Dried apricots or prunes may be substituted for apples to add variety to the menu.

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