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This cranberry orange muffin has a nice flavor zing because the dried cranberries are plumped with orange juice. I added a bit of extra cinnamon as well. Because I used applesauce in place of sugar, this is an extra healthy breakfast, snack or dessert muffin. Enjoy!
Paul Harvey said of asparagus: “Government has to be cut back like asparagus… every day… or it gets away and goes to seed. Ours did. When there’s too much of it, the flower becomes a weed.” Who knew asparagus could be politicized?!
When asparagus is on sale, I like making cream of asparagus soup! It is wonderful with hummus and crackers. Continue reading “Asparagus: How to make Cream of Asparagus Soup”
Preheat oven to 375° Spray tube pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of this mixture to sprinkle on top of batter once the batter has been poured into the pan. Note: The remainder of this mixture will be added to the batter.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients (sugar, eggs, chopped nuts, baking soda, cooking oil, chopped apples, flour, salt and remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture) and stir thoroughly. Batter will be thick.
Pour batter into tube pan. If you use a pan other than a tube pan, you will need to adjust the cooking time.
Sprinkle the reserved brown sugar/cinnaon mixture on top.
Bake in the middle of the oven at 375° for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
My husband asks for this cake frequently and there’s no wonder- it is delicious. From the brown sugar/cinnamon sprinkle on top to the great apple flavor, this cake has all the right ingredients in the right proportions.
Fresh Apple Cake Continue reading “Fresh Apple Cake: Delicious, They Always Want More!”
