Happy Hippie Honey Apple Cake

This recipe was contributed by longtime CSA member and fabulous cook, Deb Soifer. I wondered if it was a special cake for Rosh Hashana since it included honey and apples, but she claimed it was simply a favorite recipe from her days wearing tie dye, decorating with India print bedspreads and reading Richard Brautigan. Try it with any early season, tart cooking apple.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 lb butter

  • 1 egg

  • 3/4-1 cup honey

  • 1/2 cup walnuts - chopped

  • 2 apples - cored and chopped

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 cup + 2 Tbs combo of white and white whole wheat flours

  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon


Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Cream together butter and honey. Mix in salt and vanilla.

  3. In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients together, then add to

    creamed mixture and blend together.

  4. Mix in nuts and apples.

  5. Bake in a buttered 9" square pan for 30--40 min