Yummo!

We had a ward picnic on Wednesday and I tried a new recipe I found in Woman's Day mag. Here's the result.


It was delicious. It had the texture of a really moist coffee cake on the inside and a crispy crust outside.

Here's the recipe if you're interested.

Apple-Walnut Cake with Cider Sauce

By Woman's Day Kitchen from Woman's Day

INGREDIENTS

2 cups sugar

1 cup plus 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1⁄4 cup apple cider

3 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp each cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda

1⁄2 tsp salt

3 cups flour

2 large Granny Smith apples (3 1⁄2 cups), peeled, cored and sliced

1 1⁄2 cups chopped walnuts

Cider Sauce

2 cups apple cider

1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar

1 Tbsp cornstarch

1 Tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 10-in. tube pan with removable tube insert with nonstick spray.

2. Whisk sugar, oil, apple cider, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until blended.

3. Stir in flour until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts.

4. Scrape mixture into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes.

5. Let cool in pan on wire rack 1 hour. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely before lifting cake off bottom of pan.

6. Cider Sauce: Whisk cider, brown sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan until blended. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Boil 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla; stir until butter melts. Let cool to warm or refrigerate until serving.