norwegian apple cake

norwegian apple cake

a few months ago, i was browsing through the cooking and craft section of a used bookstore and i came upon 'connecticut a la carte'. it is of a few decades ago, put together by the Junior League of Hartford with recipe donations by what i imagine to be a community of well-to-do connecticut wives. it even had a sticker saying it won "BEST COOKBOOK THE R.T. FRENCH CO TASTEMAKER AWARD". i just did a quick flip through and nothing totally caught my eye except the pleasing early 80's provincial design so i bought it thinking there might be something in there if i were to go through it thoroughly. if anything it would look nice on my cookbook shelf. a few sundays ago (sundays always seems to be the day i want to go through my cookbooks and take on new food projects), i was looking for something i could make that i had never tried before that was both simple and did not require crazy ingredients. i found the recipe for this apple cake that had so few ingredients and took so little time it was unbelievable. the result is less cake, more a kind of blondie, a bit of crunch on the outside and chewy inside. biting into the little bits of apple and walnuts is really wonderful and it is all even better with a bit of vanilla ice cream on top. make it and love it!! (if you dare)


3/4 C sugar
1/2 C flour
1/2 t salt
1 t baking powder
1 egg
1 rounded cup diced apples
1/2 c chopped nuts (i used walnuts)




preheat oven to 350 degrees

1. Mix together the sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder.
2. break an egg into the center of the mixture and stir together to mix well.
3. mix in the apples and nuts and pour into a greased 8" pie pan.
4. bake 25 to 30 minutes.

the book says it is even better the next day but i think it is good every day!!