Mrs Js International Recipe for the Perfect Apple Coffee Cake

published by C Jordan on Oct 27, 2008

A recipe showing US, (UK) and [metric] measures.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour (8 oz) [240gms]
  • ¼ cup sugar (2 oz) [60gms]
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup soft shortening (margarine) (2 oz) [60gms]
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup milk (¼ pint) [140ml]
  • 2 cups thinly sliced apples (8 oz) [240gms]
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar (4 oz) [120gms]
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup butter melted (2 oz) [60gms]
  • ½ cup slivered almonds (4 oz) [120gms]

Method

  1.  Sift the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and cut in the shortening.
  2. Add the milk and eggs and barely mix.
  3. Pour the mix into s greased eight inch [20 cm] square pan.
  4. Lay the apple slices evenly across the top and sprinkle with the brown sugar and spices.
  5. Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the apples.
  6. Top by sprinkling the almonds over the apples.
  7. Bake in a preheated oven at 400°f or gas mark 6 for twenty-five minutes.

For best results serve warm.

Enjoy!

This cake does not have a coffee flavour as the name suggests, but is a cake to have with a coffee.

It also make a tasty dessert

13 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Joshua Miguel
    October 27th, 2008 at 5:13 am #

    this recepie makes me hungry. yum yum

  2. # 2 by mdegenhardt
    October 27th, 2008 at 6:46 am #

    I saved this already with plans to make this Friday, either I or my wife will give it a try. Thank you for sharing. Michael

  3. # 3 by nobert soloria bermosa
    October 27th, 2008 at 6:51 am #

    sounds good to me,

  4. # 4 by Lindalulu
    October 27th, 2008 at 8:54 am #

    It sounds so good, I love apples.

  5. # 5 by goodselfme
    October 27th, 2008 at 7:01 pm #

    Oh, this sounds too good to not try. I will bake it soon.

  6. # 6 by Darlene McFarlane
    October 27th, 2008 at 8:54 pm #

    This sounds really good. I like that you have posted both measurements, it helps a lot.

  7. # 7 by Anna Ski
    October 27th, 2008 at 9:20 pm #

    Thanks, I must try it out!

  8. # 8 by Anna Ski
    October 27th, 2008 at 9:42 pm #

    I forgot to add and this will be a popular one with the ladies!!!

  9. # 9 by Lauren Axelrod
    October 28th, 2008 at 3:29 pm #

    I’m a sucker for coffee cake. This sound awesome C.

    I have added a link to this piece on my blog http://wwwlaurenaxelrod.blogspot.com

  10. # 10 by Poetic Enigma
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:50 pm #

    coffee cake is good heh,
    so one that is meant to eat with coffee should be good too,
    sounds tasty

  11. # 11 by gabbic1219
    October 31st, 2008 at 12:26 am #

    oh wow..apple coffee cake,i love all fruit and i am a sucker 4 my coffee,i might try this 4 thansgiving!!!thanx

  12. # 12 by thestickman
    November 3rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm #

    Sounds pretty doggone good to me! ;-) ~ ~~

  13. # 13 by Chris Stonecipher
    November 8th, 2008 at 10:15 pm #

    Chris,
    This one sounds great and I love coffee cake! I will try this one.

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