have your cake and eat it.

Apple Chunk Cake

Tonight we had a meeting in my apartment. Evening meetings call for evening snacks. I happen to have (always) an abundance of apples in my refrigerator, and decided to make a cake. Apples are my favorite fruit. I know, call me boring or generic. But they are so versatile and delicious and wonderful both raw and cooked in desserts. Here is my spin on an apple cake that was featured on Smitten Kitchen. This cake is layered with thick chunks of apples, and is incredibly moist and DELICIOUS. Eat it.

We clearly did some damage.

Chunks of Apples, covered in cinnamon and sugar.

The cinnamon made my apartment smell delightful.

Gooey. and so good.

Pre-bake.

 
Apple Chunk Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6 apples, cored, and cut into large chunks. (I used fuji and braeburn)
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Orange Juice

Place chopped apples in a bowl. Coat in sugar, cinnamon, and oj. Set aside.

2 3/4 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 Tablespoon vanilla
4 eggs

In a bowl, whisk dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk oil, sugar, orange juice, vanilla, and eggs. Fold dry ingredients into wet, and mix well. Pour half of the batter into a well greased Tube Pan. Top with half of the apple mixture. Pour remaining cake batter over the apples. Top with remaining apple mixture. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, or until cake is firm and golden.

Finished product.

Glaze:
4 Tablespoons Vanilla Frosting
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Blend well and pour over the cake. You could also glaze each individual slice, or serve warm with cinnamon ice cream.

Glazed.