Best Grams Apple Pudding Cake Recipes

APPLE PUDDING CAKE WITH CINNAMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix brown sugar and softened butter with spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and salt. Stir in apples. The batter will be really thick. Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. The cake is dark brown in color.
• Meanwhile in a saucepan, heat sauce ingredients over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted and sauce is hot. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve a drizzle of warm sauce over warm cake. There's enough sauce for even a double batch.
• Tips: You can bake the cake and make the sauce a day ahead and store them separately (refrigerate sauce). Warm the sauce in a saucepan over low heat, and heat individual pieces of cake uncovered in the microwave on High for 25 to 35 seconds or until warm.

CAROLYN'S APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Slice apples, with or without the peel, to fill a casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and water.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl or shaker, combine vanilla, egg, melted shortening and milk.
• Add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth, then pour over the apples.
• If desired, sprinkle with sugar cinnamon.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden.
• Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

GRAN'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in apples and pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar (mixture will be soft). Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE PRUNE CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Put the prunes in a medium bowl and pour in the apple cider. Let soak at room temperature for at least 1 hour or, if longer, refrigerate up to overnight.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, simmer the soaked prunes and cider for 15 to 20 minutes until the prunes are soft and mostly broken down. Set aside and let cool to room temperature, then stir in the grated apples.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and generously butter a 9-inch cake pan. In a large bowl, thoroughly whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cardamom and cinnamon.
• In a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl, then add the vanilla extract and mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl once again, and add the eggs one at a time, scraping down in between each addition. Alternate adding half the prune mixture, then half the flour mixture, to the stand mixer bowl, starting with wet and ending with dry, scraping down between each addition. Take care not to overmix.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs and no wet batter. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate. Invert again onto a serving plate and serve warm with whipped cream, crème fraîche or ice cream, if you'd like.

GRAM'S APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the apples in a bowl with a half of a cup of sugar mixed with 1/2 tsp cinnamon.Place is a square 8-9in baking dish.
• 2. Cream butter and remaining 1 cup of sugar.Add egg,beat till light.
• 3. Alternately add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture:flour,baking powder,salt,nutmeg,and remaining 1/4 tsp of cinnamon.
• 4. Add vanilla to the milk and add it to the creamed batter above,mixing well.Then: "pour it" evenly all over the apples in your baking pan!
• 5. Bake at 350 for one hour or until apples are bubbly and tender.The top puffs up a bit.Yum served warm,in small bowls.
• 6. For Optional Sauce: Melt butter in sauce pan,combine flour,sugar and nutmeg.Stir into butter.Blend and then add enough water to make a thin sauce,stirring and heating it thru. Spoon this over individual servings of the pudding cake when it's served. Or you can just serve it with ice cream,or even plain! All are very good!

GERMAN APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan. In a large bowl, mix apples and sugar together. Let stand until sugar is thoroughly dissolved, about 8 minutes.
• Stir egg and vanilla into apple mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture. Fold in nuts and raisins. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour topping over cake while cake is still hot.
• For the Topping: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Stir in the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, chopped walnuts and raisins. Stir until butter melts, then pour over cake.