layered apple cake
categories:  Cake | Desserts   

Prepared: 2005-09-10

Ingredients:

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 tbsp packed brown sugar
  
• cake:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups diced peeled apples

Preparation:

• grease 9-inch square metal cake pan; set aside
• in bowl, mix crumbs, butter and sugar
• set aside 1 cup for topping
• press remaining crumb mixture into prepared pan
• bake in centre of 350F oven until firm, about 10 minutes
• cake: meanwhile, in large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy
• beat in egg and vanilla
• in separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt
• stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 2 additions of dry ingredients an 1 of milk
• fold in apples
• spread evenly over crust
• sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top
• bake in centre of 350F oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 1 hour
• let cool
• cut into squares

makes 9 servings @ 500 calories per serving