Cornmeal Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 cups apples, peeled, cored & sliced (about 3 medium apples)
• 1/3 cup craisins
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease the sides and the bottom of a springform pan.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt 1/4 cup of butter over medium heat.
• 3 add apples and craisins.
• 4 cook about 8 minutes or until apples are tender.
• 5 combine cinnamon and sugar.
• 6 sprinkle apples with cinnamon and sugar and set this mixture aside.
• 7 combine dry ingredients - cornmeal, flour, baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt.
• 8 in mixing bowl cream 3/4 cups of softened butter.
• 9 add 1 cup of sugar gradually and beat in vanilla until all is combined.
• 10 add eggs one at a time; beating after each addition.
• 11 add sour cream and milk. fold in the cornmeal mixture.
• 12 pour 2/3 of batter in the bottom of prepared springform pan.
• 13 top with cooked apples and craisins, reserving some for garnish.
• 14 top with remaining batter.
• 15 bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 16 cool in pan about 20 minutes.
• 17 remove sides of pan.
• 18 sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. serve each slice with whipped topping.