Apple Cake

Ok so as you know I check out many blogs during the day and one of my favorites is www.thepioneerwoman.com. She has great stories, recipes, ideas and just an all around nice person to read. So the other day I was searching for some apple pie recipes cuz I have a whole bushel that is going to rot if I don't get my butt in gear and do something with them. Anyway I digress. So The Pioneer Woman had a recipe for Apple Cake (check out her blog for the recipe). I know, I know I was supposed to be looking for apple pie recipes but I'm easily distracted. Back to the Apple Cake - one thing you should know about this woman she is NOT afraid of butter! She loves it. The recipe sounded easy enough and I could cook it in my cast iron pan - no greasing and flouring the cake pans, no frosting, this is a recipe for me.

When I took this baby out of the oven she was bubbling and oozing. And when I say oozing it was all over my oven bottom. So after I opened all the windows, turned on the fans and shut off the smoke the detectors I took this pic of it. By the time I got back to the cake it wasn't bubbling anymore but you can trust me - it was wonderful to see all that butter and sugar mixing and bubbling to make a wonderful caramel all around the outside of the cake.

Next you have to flip the cake! Haha. It wasn't as difficult as I thought. I did manage to get the whole thing on the plate without slippage.

Now for the taste. I sliced the baby while it was still warm and put a scope of Starbucks Vanilla Ice Cream on the side. The taste was wonderful! So check out The Pioneer Woman and find this recipe - you must try it.

Tomorrow its back to making pies and freezing them for the winter. Half a bushel down - half to go!!!