My mother's recipe cards always have a short added note - "my recipe" or "recipe from ...". It makes the dish so much more personal and also follows the tradition that recipes are to be shared and their provenance acknowledged.
This recipe is a adaptation of my mother's famous Apple Cake. I say famous because everyone who has ever tasted it, has gone on to sing its praises. It was a standard in our house when I was a child and remains a standard at family gatherings whenever they are possible.
BT's Version of Mom's Apple Cake
Ingredients:
Dough:
1 scant cup (240 ml) of vegetable oil - canola or sunflower
2 medium eggs
1 cup (120 grams) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 cups + 2-3 tablespoons (240 grams + 60 grams) cake flour
Fruit:
3 yellow flesh nectarines
1 cup (120 grams) blueberries
1 cup (120 grams) pitted cherries
3/4 cup (180 grams) sugar
4 tablespoons Kirsh or any fruit Eau de Vie
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions:
Turn oven on to 350 degrees F. (175-180 C.)
Wash berries and cherries thoroughly
Cut nectarines into 8ths
Put fruit, sugar, salt, salt and Eau de Vie in saucepan
Turn burner on low and cover
Cook until fruit is soft but not dissolved
Mix cornstarch with tiny amount of water - just enough to dissolve - and stir into fruit mixture Stir until sauce begins to thicken
Remove fruit from heat
Let cool
In a bowl, blend together eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and oil. Mix until smooth and sugar is dissolved
In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups (240 grams) flour with baking powder
Add flour mixture to wet ingredients
Mix until dough forms a soft ball
Pour 3/4 of dough into a rectangular baking dish making a base for the cake
Reserve 1/4 of dough mixture for topping
Pour cooked fruit on to cake base
Add remaining flour 2-3 tablespoons (60 grams) to reserved dough
Dough should be dry but still soft
Form ball and grate on medium sized grater over fruit
Bake for 45 minutes
If using apples:
8 large apples (white fleshed and juicy such as Granny Smith or MacIntosh)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Juice of half a lemon
1 tablespoon sugar
Grate apples onto cake base
Add sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice
Add topping as per instructions abov
Enjoy! !בתיאבון
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