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Apple Spice Cake

October 15, 2013 by Shari Eckstrom 6 Comments

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar Wilde

My mother made the best cakes.  I loved coming home after school and finding cake laid out on the kitchen counter, freshly baked and ready to be cut in to. Apple spice cake-What makes this cake so exceptional, is the penuche topping that covers the apple spice cake. A brown sugar frosting that creates a smooth and creamy hard shell with just a tiny hint of salty goodness. I had my favorites, especially around fall. Sometimes there was gingerbread served with a dollop of whip cream, or carrot cake with a touch of pineapple and delicious cream cheese frosting on top. Apple spice cake-What makes this cake so exceptional, is the penuche topping that covers the apple spice cake. A brown sugar frosting that creates a smooth and creamy hard shell with just a tiny hint of salty goodness. One cake my mother made was really special, it topped them all hands down, and sent me into joyful delight as soon as I laid eyes on it. It was her apple spice cake. Apple spice cake-What makes this cake so exceptional, is the penuche topping that covers the apple spice cake. A brown sugar frosting that creates a smooth and creamy hard shell with just a tiny hint of salty goodness. What really made this cake so exceptional, was the penuche topping that covered the apple spice cake. A brown sugar frosting that created a smooth and creamy hard shell with just a tiny hint of salty goodness. Penuche has been a weakness of mine ever since.

While I do not have the original recipe of my mothers spice cake, I have attempted to recreate it giving a nod to healthy by using white whole wheat flour. I refuse to go to any more lengths than this to make it healthy, though I probably could.  

Apple spice cake-What makes this cake so exceptional, is the penuche topping that covers the apple spice cake. A brown sugar frosting that creates a smooth and creamy hard shell with just a tiny hint of salty goodness.

I believe every once in awhile a decadent treat is called for. When eating a slice of this apple spice cake I am taken back to my carefree childhood days of autumn when life was simple and the only thing that mattered was having a big slice of apple spice cake encased in penuche frosting and washed down with a tall frosty glass of milk.

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Apple Spice Cake shared with:

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Filed Under: Cake, Desserts Tagged With: apple, in the kitchen, simple, spice

Spiced Apple Cider Mix

October 12, 2013 by Shari Eckstrom 7 Comments

“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!”  – Humbert Wolfe 

Fall is here in all its brilliant glory and my soul rejoices. 

. fall Everything about fall excites me

Spiced Apple Cider Mix: The spicy fragrance greets friends and neighbors at our door, welcoming them in without a word being spoken.  As I walk the neighborhood, beautiful maple trees robed in exquisite jeweled colors of red, yellow and orange, shimmer and shake in the wind. Air as crisp as new linen sheets reaches out and greets me. fall2 Fragrant pine needles assault my senses as they are crunched beneath my feet, demanding to be noticed, not wanting to be left out in this little foray of sights, smells and sounds of fall, while I bask in the magnificence of God’s creation.

Spiced Apple Cider Mix: The spicy fragrance greets friends and neighbors at our door, welcoming them in without a word being spoken.  Along with fall, comes cooler weather and for me, the desire to create. I am hard pressed to create the sights and smells of fall as they are so expertly done in nature, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. Spiced Apple Cider Mix: The spicy fragrance greets friends and neighbors at our door, welcoming them in without a word being spoken.  Spiced Apple Cider is one of my best efforts.

Spiced Apple Cider Mix The spicy fragrance greets friends and neighbors at our door, welcoming them in without a word being spoken.  

Spiced Apple Cider
2013-10-12 18:56:46
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Ingredients
  1. 6 oz whole cinnamon sticks
  2. 10 whole nutmegs
  3. 1/3 c star anise
  4. 2/3 c dried orange peel
  5. 2/3 c dried lemon peel
  6. 3/4 c whole cloves
  7. 1/2 c allspice berries
  8. 1/3 c finely chopped crystallized ginger
  9. 20 small bags with drawstrings
Instructions
  1. Place cinnamon sticks, nutmegs and star anise in a zippered freezer bag and close, pressing out all the air from the bag. Place the bag on a cutting board and pound with a mallet or rolling pin until sticks and nutmegs are broken into pieces. Chop ginger into small pieces.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
  3. Spoon 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp mix into each bag, gather drawstrings tight and tie ends.
Notes
  1. To Make Spiced Apple Cider
  2. Combine 1 gallon apple cider and 1 spice bag in a crock pot or a large pot on the stove. Heat for 30-40 minutes or until hot. Remove spice bag. Serve hot.
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2 Crochet Hooks: Retro Re-pin Party *Weekend Craft: Creative Spark *The Newlywed Pilgrimage: Moonlight and Mason Jars

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