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New England Spiced Apple Cake

This cake is deliciously moist, sticky and full of comforting fall flavor. We often eat it as-is, but it's delicious served warm with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, or with a drizzle of caramel.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Servings 8 Pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Medium Apples, peeled and grated
  • 1 Cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 Tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 2 Tsp Cinnamon (divided)
  • 1/2 Tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Tsp Cardamom
  • 8 Tbsp Butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • 1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
  • Place the butter in a small sauce pan and set on the stove at low heat. Once the butter is fully melted, allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
  • While the butter melts, peel and grate the apples using a cheese grater. Set the grated apples into a strainer and squeeze gently to remove excess water. Set the apples aside.
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Whisk gently to blend them all together.
  • In a smaller, separate bowl measure out the brown sugar and the other teaspoon of cinnamon and set aside.
  • In a separate, larger mixing bowl whisk together the sugar and melted (but slightly cooled) butter.
  • Whisk in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
  • Pour the bowl of dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients all at once. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the dry ingredients until fully combined, but take care not to over mix. The batter will be very thick, almost like a dough.
  • Once there are no dry spots of flour, gently fold in the grated apples until they are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
  • Finally pour in the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Fold in gently and only fold about 5-7 times total. To create distinct "swirls" of brown sugar, you don't want to fully incorporate the brown sugar.
  • Gently scoop the batter into your loaf pan, spreading it evenly on the top, but handling it as little as possible.
  • Set in the oven to bake 1 hour and 15 minutes- until a toothpick comes out clean when poked through the center.
  • Allow to cool at least 20 minutes before removing from the pan and cutting into slices.
  • Serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of caramel syrup, or enjoy as-is!