This week I made dessert
for the first time this project. I baked my Bubbe's Jewish Apple Cake. This is
a recipe that has been in my family for generations that I can trace back to
Russia, which is where my family immigrated from. This recipe has been a staple
at holidays and gatherings my entire life, so I was eager to get it
right.
I first sliced up
three apples to mix into the batter later, but this was first in the instructions,
so I did it as instructed. I then combined my dry ingredients, flour, sugar,
and baking powder. I did mess up here by adding baking soda instead of baking
powder, as I thought they acted the same. I then mixed in my vanilla, four
eggs, orange juice (which my Bubbe said was super essential), and a cup of oil.
Now putting a cup of oil in a cake seemed a little odd to me, but I trusted the
process, and just did it.
I then layered
the cake with the batter, and the apples, along with raisins, cinnamon and
sugar. I then put this in the oven at 350 degrees for 90 minutes. When it came
out, it was a little crispy on the outside, which worried me, but I think it
was because of the amount of oil, and in some part my slip up adding baking
soda. Now this caked tasted excellent don't get me wrong, but I definitely
messed something up because this did not taste like my Bubbe's recipe. There
were darker flavors, like the sugar had caramelized, and the apples didn't stay
in neat layers but dispersed throughout the cake. So, I think I might have made
something new, and I am not sure what combination of things caused it, but I am
happy about the finished product.
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