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| MeadowLark |
Posted - Mar 24 2005 : 2:31:24 PM
Clare, Here is the recipe you requested; I have no idea why it's called Hungarian Cake but everyone seems to love it...I do add a little more of the buttermilk to the batter because it tends to be pretty thick... Enjoy!
Hungarian Orange Cake
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
Juice of 1 lg. orange
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the flour, baking powder,salt. Set aside. Cream together the sugar and butter. Mix the sour cream and buttermilk. Add the baking soda. Add the flour to the sugar-butter mixture, alternating with the cream-buttermilk mixture, ending with the cream. Bake in a lightly greased and floured 9 x 15" pan for half an hour. While still warm, pierce the top of the cake liberally with a toothpick. Mix the juice of the orange and powdered sugar together and pour over the cake. Serve from the pan.
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| showmemom |
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 2:06:48 PM
i've made an applesauce cake similar to this one but i used apple butter-had to tune down the added spices but it was pretty yummy!
going to try the orange cake-how are you feeling meadowlark?
talk to you soon.
karen
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| whispering pines |
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 09:55:34 AM
Thank you so much for the recipe can't wait to try it. |
| LJRphoto |
Posted - Jul 13 2005 : 11:53:07 AM
Here is a recipe for apple sauce cake. I got it from epicurious.com which is a great resource for recipes. They had a couple others too. You may have to experiment with them to make them like "grandma used to make"
For the cake:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 3/4 cups pink applesauce or bottled applesauce
For pink applesauce:
3 pounds McIntosh apples (about 8), cored and quartered
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup raisins, chopped and tossed in all-purpose flour to coat them
For the frosting:
3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
3/4 cup milk
Make the cake:
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter, add the sugars, a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the applesauce and the egg. Into the butter mixture sift together the flour, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the cloves, stir the mixture until it is combined, and add the vanilla, the oats, and the coated raisins. Stir the batter until it is combined well, divide it between 2 well-buttered 8-inch round cake pans, and bake the cake layers in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Turn the layers out onto racks and let them cool completely.
Make the frosting:
In a heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar, the butter, the milk, and a pinch of salt, bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and cook it, undisturbed, until it registers 234°F. on a candy thermometer. Let the mixture cool to room temperature and whisk it until it is thickened, lightened in color, and beginning to lose its sheen.
Working quickly, before the frosting begins to harden and crystallize, frost the top of 1 of the cake layers, top it with the other layer, and frost the top and side of the cake. (If the frosting becomes too hard to spread, reheat it over low heat, stirring, until it is of spreading consistency and let it cool.)
Make pink applesauce:
In a large heavy saucepan combine the apples, 1/2 cup water, the lemon juice, and the sugar, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes, or until the apples are very tender. Force the mixture through a food mill fitted with the fine disk into a bowl. Serve the applesauce warm or chilled. Makes about 4 cups.
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| whispering pines |
Posted - May 16 2005 : 10:06:52 PM
your recipe sounds just great...does anyone have a recipe for applesauce cake? My husband always talkes about his grandmothers recipe, but no one has a recipe for it |
| Eileen |
Posted - Mar 24 2005 : 5:10:36 PM
Hey this sounds wonderful! I am going to try it!
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
| Clare |
Posted - Mar 24 2005 : 2:47:52 PM
Thank you Meadowlark!
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