MOM’S BEST APPLE CAKE

Mom’s Best Apple Cake
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From Anne Marie Hurley, Livonia, Michigan

Bunny's Warm oven is the website

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
•  3 cups apples, peeled and diced
• (If you would prefer to add cinnamon to the cake, add 1 tsp)

Topping

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup milk

 Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Cake: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda. Beat together until well-incorporated. Stir in the apples.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 55 – 60 minutes. Cool completely before adding the topping.

Topping: In a saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, and milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils. Boil without stirring for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately spread over the top of the cooled cake. Let sit for an hour prior to serving.

Found this on Pinterest it's a keeper!!

Happy Father's Day!!

Hope all had a great day celebrating Father's Day!!

I went to Church this morning, than came home & cooked!! A friend brought me Squash & cucumbers!! Yummy!!
So I made Cucumber Salad

Cucumber Salad
3 large cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced
1 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
dash ground cayenne pepper
dash dried parsley flakes
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
dash dried leaf basil
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients except cucumbers; heat until sugar melts. Pour warm mixture over cucumbers. Store covered in refrigerator.
Serves 6 to 8

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Squash, corn, basil stir fry

Beef stuffed Squash

BEEF STUFFED SQUASH
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5 lg. yellow squash
1 med. onion, chopped
1 med. green pepper, chopped
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 c. (2 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 lb. ground beef
Wash squash, cook in boiling salted water to cover 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but still firm. Drain and cool slightly. Trim off stems. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Remove pulp, leaving a firm shell. Chop pulp.
Cook ground beef, onion, and pepper in a skillet until beef is browned. Remove from heat, and drain off drippings. Stir in squash and tomato. Place in squash shells in 9x13x2 inch dish. Spoon beef mixture into shells and bake on 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Yesterday was my last day at the hair salon in Hampstead. Start my new job here in town tomorrow!! Yippiee!!
So we had a yard sale up there yesterday. Didn't do too bad in sales but still had to cart junk home!! I made a crumb coffee cake & blueberry muffins & they went over good!!

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Crumb Coffee Cake

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 3/4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 pound butter (l stick) -- softened
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
Topping:
1/4 pound butter -- (1 stick)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 pinch salt
confectioner's sugar (for dusting)

1) Mix together in a large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, salt; and set aside 2 cups of this mixture for the topping.

(2) Add butter, eggs and milk to flour mixture in large bowl and mix well.

(3) Grease and flour a 13-inch rectangle baking pan. (I used PAM spray w/flour)

(4) Spread batter in prepared pan.

(5) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

(6) For Topping: Take the 2 cups of reserved flour mixture and add to the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix together with your fingers until blended and lumps begin to form when you squeeze the mixture making small pea-sized crumbs.

(7) Cover the entire cake with the crumbly mixture.

(8) Bake for 30 minutes.

(9) When cooled, dust with confectioner's sugar


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Yeah it's still Friday!!

I made these:

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Golden Potatoes




Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cans whole white potatoes -- (16 oz. each) drained
1/4 C. butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 tsp. seasoned salt (Lawry's is the best!)
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese
1 Tbsp parsley

Place potatoes in an ungreased 8 inch square baking dish. Pour butter over potatoes. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, cheese and parsley. Bake, uncovered,

at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

I used fresh potatoes sliced in the food processor & baked 30 minutes. Going to put them back in the oven to heat up for dinner.

Than I made this:

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Crumb Coffee Cake

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3 3/4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 pound butter (l stick) -- softened
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
Topping:
1/4 pound butter -- (1 stick)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 pinch salt
confectioner's sugar (for dusting)

1) Mix together in a large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, salt; and set aside 2 cups of this mixture for the topping.

(2) Add butter, eggs and milk to flour mixture in large bowl and mix well.

(3) Grease and flour a 13-inch rectangle baking pan. (I used PAM spray w/flour)

(4) Spread batter in prepared pan.

(5) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

(6) For Topping: Take the 2 cups of reserved flour mixture and add to the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix together with your fingers until blended and lumps begin to form when you squeeze the mixture making small pea-sized crumbs.

(7) Cover the entire cake with the crumbly mixture.

(8) Bake for 30 minutes.

(9) When cooled, dust with confectioner's sugar


Mom gave me this Rag Quilt kit. She was going to make it for my Dad when he was so sick & always cold. But never got around to it. So I've been looking at it for awhile, put in the closet.She told me to make it for my hubby! So I got 5 rows done!! And YES I'M STILL IN MY PJ'S!!! LOL

Night Night Cinnamon Buns

20 Frozen Dough Rolls
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 tablespoon Cinnamon (up to 2 Tbsp)
1/4 cup Raisins, (Plumped)
1/4 cup Butter, Melted (up to 1/2 C)
Before you put the cat out and turn off the lights, grease a 10" Bundt Pan and add the frozen rolls. Mix the brown sugar, dry pudding powder and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the rolls. Sprinkle the plumped raisins on top. Pour the melted butter or margarine over all. Cover with a clean,damp cloth. (Leave out at room temperature). Turn out the lights and say Good Night. In the morning preheat the oven to 350F and bake for 25 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes and then turn out on a serving plate. Now Enjoy!
I got this from Kitchen crafts & more website.
Made it Christmas morning & boy was it good!!