RAW APPLE CAKE

• 1¾ cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• ½  teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 apples sliced thin or diced
• 1 cup chopped pecans (divided)
• 1 cup oil
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine all ingredients, except apples and nuts, until well blended. Add apples and ½ cup of pecans and mix well. Pour batter into a greased 9- X 13-inch pan and sprinkle remaining nuts on top of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until done. 

TP

—Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food written by Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley

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If you’re looking for a good easy fall recipe I suggest you make this apple cake. It whips up pretty quick and is so good!

Fall is certainly apple time in the mountains of Appalachia. I’ve been wanting to visit a local orchard but haven’t made it there yet.

Last night’s video: We Left in the Dark & Drove in the Rain from Hurricane Isaias.

Tipper

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