Apple Cake - or, Apple Brownies - Ah'Yum!
These are amazing - they have the texture of a Brownie, but you can take the base, add 2 cups of any fruit you like, will be delicious! AND, I'm gonna make them with chocolate chips, the next time, and some chopped walnuts, maybe toss in some Cocoa Powder (now we have to be all fancy and call it cacao - whatevs, is Cocoa Powder to me - haha!), make ACTUAL Brownies - lol! Ah'Yum!
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So this was an accidental recipe, that came outta mah' head... I had soo many extra apples, and we were all Apple Crumble'd out, so-to-speak - we had just finished our last batch of Apple Crumble, which we loove, is fantastic, but you know when you just want something a little different?
Well, that was us, last night, and my son was out at work, so I was all on my own to cook - is waaay more fun to cook, together, since Aidan chops up the apples for me, and gets everything out, puts everything away - I highly recommend having good children - well worth it - haha!
Anyway, so I had all these apples, since they were finally a good price at the store, the last time we were out shopping... and, little aside, here - there is no good reason the gov't can ensure that all produce, all fruits and veggies, meat and dairy, should all be VERY affordable - that's well within their realm of ability, and they choose not to make all the basic healthy food unaffordable, for far too many people, so, let's work toward affordable fresh food, in the future, shall we? And if we can put the pressure on stores to offer food that someone has decided, for no good reason, it cannot be sold, that needs to be made available for people to choose for themselves, at a heavily discounted rate, if they would like to buy it - you can always cook with older produce, and we can all be healthier and happier, with more money in our pockets - wouldn't that be a nice thing for the governments to do for all of us?
Apple Cake, or, Apple Brownies - so good when they're cold!
Apples - Whatever Apples you have left : )
1 Can Evaporated Milk, or 1 cup any type of milk
1 Cup Brown Sugar
OR
Just chop up the apples and cook them in a pan, or, just put them straight in the batter - play around with it, see if it changes the flavor or texture - this is a Use-It-Up Recipe : )
However you want to prepare the apples, that's your choice, baby!
If you want to use any other kind of fruit, like this delicious Blueberry/Raspberry/Blackberry Frozen Fruit mix - just use 2 cups of fruit, and skip the cinnamon : )
For the Cake Mix Batter:(You can add 2 cups of any fruit to this)
In a small microwave safe bowl, mix...
1/2 cup, or 1 brick, Margarine (pop in the microwave, melt it, let it cool)
1 Capful of Vanilla
1 Egg
(Beat together with a fork - no need for anything fancy : )
In the pan, 9" X 13", mix with your fingers:
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon (I just pour it in, so, about that amount - lol!)
The batter will pull away from the edge, is a little funny, so I just poured all the apples in the pan right onto the batter, and mixed them all together (altogether, now! lol!) : )
#BakingTip: Sprinkle the whole thing with a little bit of sugar, that will give any Fruit Bread a nice crisp topping : )
Bake at 350 for about 40 - 50 minutes - you can just turn the oven off, let it sit in there, if you like, then pop it in the fridge - will last for days, if it isn't eaten right up on the first day - haha!
I used a little light caramel sauce for ice cream, last night, after it came out the oven and was still warm, but, I think we both loved it even more, cold, and just cut into squares - so good!
For company, you could serve it warm with ice cream and a little caramel sauce, or a wee bit of whipped cream - yum! It's very nice, and healthy, too! And now you didn't waste your apples! Yahoo! Good for you!! And me!! lol!
Apple Cake served warm with Caramel Sauce
Even better, after a night in the fridge, Apple Cake has now become Apple Brownies, and they are soo delicious! Ah'Yum!
So good, you can just stand in the kitchen with a fork and the pan - will be okay! lol!
Yum! You could serve the Apple Cake with Ice Cream or Whipped Cream - deeelish!
This is optional, and I was playing around with marrying the two recipes together, to come up with this new-to-us Apple Cake... This is part of the base I use when I'm making my Scottish Tablet, or Southern Pralines, my own version...
And what I normally do with my apples in my fave Apple Crumble Recipe...
So I poured 1 cup of Brown Sugar in the large pan, skillet, whatever you like to call your pans - lol! Then I poured in a can of Evaporated Milk, stirred that around, let it boil, turned it back down to 7, then started chopping the apples, tossed them in as I went along, just l keep stirring the apples in, then they'll cook nicely, be covered in toffee - but not a toffee that's hard on your teeth - no worries!
Don't worry about this part, if you don't feel like doing it - you can cook the apples down in water or juice, if you like, or not at all - it's entirely up to you, just play around with the recipe, see what works for your timeline, and what you happen to have in the house : )
Yay!! What a relief! It worked!
#PlayWithYourFood!
It's extra fun when you have a good idea, and then it totally works out - yippee!! ; )
So I just mixed the batter right in the 9 X 13 pan - was just easier that way, and was so surprised that the batter came away from the sides like that, so I just mixed all of the apples right into the batter, crossed my fingers, and hoped for the best - lol! And it all worked out - is soo delicious!
1 can of Evaporated Milk in with 1 cup of Brown Sugar... add another cup of white sugar, and you're on your way to some lovely caramels! lol!
Those are the 'leftover' apples that started the whole thing - Waste Not Want Not, right?
I never want to waste anything - and is fun to make something out of, sorta, nothing - or whatever you happen to already have in your kitchen : ) Yum!
It's always waaay easier to just melt your margarine in the microwave, first, 60 seconds for 1 brick, let it cool, add in your vanilla and however many eggs your recipe calls for - no need to struggle with 'cream the butter', any more - that's old world thinking, and unnecessary for good baking - no worries! You'll bake more if it isn't such a giant hassle, and if it doesn't take up too much of your time, right? Uh'Yep! ; )
And I use my fingers to mix the dry ingredients... if you think you'll make this more than once, go ahead and make an extra batch, or two, while you have everything out on the counter, then the next time you bake it, it'll be soo fastie schast, you'll love it! I just label those baggies in the fridge, makes life so much easier : )
See? Is soo great to just yoink, right out the fridge, add the liquid ingredients and the oatmeal, and chocolate chips to the second half of the batter, when we make our fave Oatmeal Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Cookies - they are ah'mazing! And super healthy, so, no guilt - yahoo!
And I do the same with this little row of flowers - and that's one of my many, many lovely wee trees that I love to make - I a' Artist! ; )
The apples in the pan - I just kept adding them in - don't worry about how many apples you have - I was just using up all the rest of the apples before they went bad - nothing worse than a Bad Apple - hahaha!
My fave Apple Crumble Recipe - and you can lose a lot of weight with this one, too - yahoo!
You could do this with your apples - and, note that I never peel any of my apples or potatoes - why lose out on the nutrients and fiber? That's craaazy - and, fibre, for all my Canadian friends - lol!
Yum! Apple Crumble!! Delicious hot or cold - so good good - I lost 35 pounds with this!
Scottish Tablet, or, my version of Southern Pralines, which we looove!
I always cook with Parchment Paper - love it, will change your life, if you haven't tried it, yet - and I take any treat I've made, and slide it right off the pan, on the parchment paper, and cut it into little squares - just the right size! Makes hundreds of lovely wee treats! Yay!!
Scottish Tablet or Southern Pralines, and if you don't cook it as long, Caramels - and you can even dip your apples in it for Caramel Apples! #Recipe
Happy Eating, my little cooking friends!
Your Cheery Little Pal, Ailsa!! : ) xoxo!!
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