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Nebraska Apple Cake

Nebraska Apple Cake
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Becky Luigart-Stayner
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
Makes 12 servings.
Category
Cakes and Frostings
Course
Desserts
Credit
Dorothy Rieke, Julian, Nebraska

Try this scrumptious apple cake, which won second prize in the 2016 Apple Recipe Contest from our 2017 Garden Guide. Congratulations to Dorothy Rieke of Julian, Nebraska!

Check out the other winners of the Garden Guide Recipe Contests!

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups peeled, cored, and shredded Granny Smith apples
1 cup chopped black or English walnuts
1 cup butterscotch chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
  2. In a bowl, mix together sugar, oil, extract, and eggs.
  3. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
  4. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture. Stir well. Stir in apples. Add walnuts. Mix thoroughly.
  5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle butterscotch chips on top. Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

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