Last year, the Cotton Husband’s aunt gave everyone a cookbook full of recipes from his Grandma Baker and it was one of the best Christmas presents ever. This is the only cookbook that stays on my kitchen table – the others are neatly stacked and organized according to title (Is anyone buying that? If so, then I’ll add that they are all clean and splatter-free.)
I didn’t have a lot of time with Grandma Baker – she passed away shortly after CH and I began dating but the time I did spend with her is precious to me.
She was a sweet, gentle, kind and intelligent woman.
Pumpkin and Sweetpea used to ask to go visit her. I don’t know very many children who ASK to go visit older people but that was Grandma Baker… she had a quality that drew people closer.
This is just one of her many treasured recipes…
Fresh Apple Cake
3 cups chopped apples
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup nuts
1 cup oil
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
Mix oil, sugar and eggs well. Gradually add flour to cramed mixture, fold in apples and nuts. Bake in grased tube pan lined with wax paper. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour. When cake is cooled a sugar glaze can be poured over the cake. (1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3 tablespoons water – I like to also add a little brown sugar and cream).
If you bake this, be sure to let me know what you think!
I ws never very close to my Grandparents. But I have fond memories of the farm.
Now, I love older people. They have so much wisdom, and yearn to share it with someone.
Mmmmm, what a beautiful & precious memory =). Thanks for sharing, might give that recipe a try this fall, as soon as we go on a “pickin apples” date. Btw, I too am working on an apple pie memory blog, my boys love baking too! Great minds work alike
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Maria
Wow, that looks seriously delicious and Grandma Baker sounded like a wonderful woman.
And, I’m callin’ you out on those clean, splatter-free cookbooks. lol
Wordpress just told me I was posting comments too quickly and to slow down. What the heck?!
Oh, I have a fresh apple cake recipe that I love. I had forgotten about it until I saw this one. It looks delicious! Aren’t grandparents wonderful? Don’t you wish we could have had them when we were old enough to appreciate them!!
Mmm, now that looks GOOD! I’ve got another apple cake recipe I’ve been meaning to try, but it calls for 6 cups of apples, all peeled and cubed per cake.
This recipe looks like it might be a little more manageable and VERY yummy!
We just picked apples in the mountains this weekend and apple cake is one of my “to dos”. Older people have a special place in my heart. My Nanny is 94 (you know her) and so awesome – why don’t we record these people? Another of my “to dos” real soon. (Is today “Dirt” day???)
I don’t recall getting an invite to lunch after Church yesterday to enjoy a slice of this delicious cake!!?? Thanks!!
Will have to leave the nuts out. Kids, ya know.
I miss my grandmother everyday. She was like a mother to me. That’s the one thing I regret I was unable to give my children, loving grandparents, although it was out of my control.
I’m going to try to adapt the apple cake recipe to gluten free. Looks so yummy I hope it works!
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