My mom's apple cake

May 8, 3:24 PMDC Cooking ExaminerOlga Berman

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Mother's Day is on Sunday. I thought I'd share with all of you my mom's Apple Cake recipe. She has this recipe memorized and makes it quite often. The recipe can be made in a Bunt pan, an 8x8 baking dish or even in individual muffin shapes. You can serve this cake as part of your Mother's Day brunch, for dessert, or as a snack. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does (photo above is of my parents, my twin sister and me).

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sour cream
2-3 large Granny Smith apples

Optional : dried cranberries, raisins, vanilla, lemon zest

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375.
2. In a large bowl beat 3 eggs.
3. Add 1 cup of sugar to the egg mixture and blend together.
4. Pour 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda into white vinegar - the two ingredients will react and bubble - add to the bowl with eggs and sugar and mix.
5. Slowly incorporate the flour into the above mixture.
6. Add 1 tablespoon of sour cream to the dough and set aside.
Note: if using any of the optional ingredients, mix them into the dough at this point.
7. Core and cube 3 large apples.
Optional: feel free to peel the apples if you wish
8. Butter a Bunt pan or a glass dish.
9. Pour a portion of the dough until it covers the bottom of the baking dish.
10. Put the apples in and cover with the rest of the dough.
11. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour, until the top is golden brown and the toothpick comes out clean and dry.
12. Let the cake cool, and flip on a serving plate. Enjoy!