This is one of our favorite parts of our annual “Irish Dinner”. It is so full of apples, I think I could put the recipe in the fruit category instead of cake… Am I right?
And the smell that fills the kitchen when it’s baking? Brace yourself.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9-by-13 inch pan with nonstick spray.
Core, peel, and chop apples. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugars in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix to combine. Stir in baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and oats. Lastly, stir in apples and the nuts (optional).
The batter will be more like chopped apples with a coating of batter. Spread batter into your prepared pan. Bake until lightly browned and toothpick comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
*You could omit the oats if you want and substitute an additional 1/2 cup flour. But they really do add a wonderful flavor. If you have neither Irish Oats or quick oats, you could use regular oats as well
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This was an easy recipe to follow, although the prep time for me was closer to 25-30 minutes. Most of my time was taken with coring, peeling and chopping the apples. Smelled great while it was baking, and tasted great once it was out of the oven. Even better with vanilla ice cream melting on it!
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wooliegirl on 6.4.2010
I meant to post this 2 months ago….this is a wonderful cake that is quick and easy! I am making it again right now for a fundraiser and love it!
wooliegirl on 4.4.2010
Sounds wonderful! I have a bowl of apples that need to be used, so this will be their destiny tomorrow. I can’t wait!
sfleblanc on 3.11.2010
I tried this recipe the other night because I needed something (fast!) to take to a meeting for refreshments. It came out of the oven smelling fantastic and tasted even better. I used fresh nutmeg instead of jarred and I think the quantity could be cut in half to 1 tsp. There was a little left over and it was even better the next day because all the flavors had melded. and because of all the apples in it, it was very moist. Yummy!