Comments on: No Butter Apple Cake

By: kdachtler

kdachtler — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:18:18 +0000

Pretty delicious–I used all brown sugar instead of white and added a few more apples than called for. The only issue I had with this is that it didn’t end up having as crispy as a crust as I would’ve liked. I even baked it in a cast iron. Maybe it was the extra apples?

Nonetheless, everyone at my house loved this and it was even more delectable with some whipped cream (or Cool Whip depending on your laziness factor).

By: theladymcarthur

theladymcarthur — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:43:38 +0000

That’s fantastic….thanks very much for the quick response. I’ll be making it this weekend and I’ll let you know how it turns out!

By: ilke

ilke — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:52:18 +0000

I think you can definitely exclude the nuts. I am sure you do not want to take a chance of allergies with a 9-month old! There is no need for substitutions for the nut. But if you want to make it healthier, you can substitute brown sugar since it is not processed. You can substitute 1 cup – firmly packed. It would alter the taste a bit I believe. I would go for a light brown sugar for less molasses taste.

By: theladymcarthur

theladymcarthur — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:37:59 +0000

Thank you so much for this. I’m looking for baby food recipes for my daughter who is 9 months and saltless food is hard to find. I’ll have to exclude the nuts so I’m hoping it would be alright?…any thoughts on substitutions or is that even necessary?

By: ilke

ilke — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:22:37 +0000

Hi Westmonster. No I have not tried it with any other fruit but I would assume as long as the fruit holds its shape and does not dissolve under heat, it should be just as good. Would be good with strawberries I bet!

By: westmonster

westmonster — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:40:54 +0000

This one sounds like a good conscience!

Have you ever tried it with a different kind of fruit? I think it could be great with blueberries, pears or maybe even strawberries (sans the cinnamon)?