This simple apple cake was baked by my great-grandmother on a wood stove over 100 years ago, and I’m happy to still be cooking it today. This recipe is timeless, rustic and highlights the flavors of both the apples and the spice. This old family recipe was one of the first that I adapted to experiment with the amazing world of spices and I’m thrilled to share it. Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
Great Grandmother Carter’s Apple Cake….with Chinese 5 Spice
Chinese Five Spice Apple Cake
Ingredients
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 vanilla bean, scraped
2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Chinese Five Spice, ground
3 cups chopped apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Mix sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Fold in apples and nuts.
- Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees in a greased 9" x 13" pan.
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um … how much sugar?
Thanks for the fast heads-up! There are two cups of sugar. Happy Cooking!
I just made this and substituted Poudre Forte for the Chinese Five Spice. It might be the best apple cake I’ve ever eaten–the pepper makes a stunning complement to the sweet apples. What a simple, elegant recipe this is! Thank you!