Apple Flavored Breakfast Cake

Name: Apple Flavored Breakfast Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 egg; 7/12 c. sugar; 1 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (ground); 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (ground); 1/2 c. milk; 3 tbsp. baking powder; 1 c. oats; 1/4 c. shortening; 1 apple (large); 2 tbsp. butter (unsalted); 9 halves pecans ()

M. Blakely

Cook 30 mins30m

Makes 1

When I inherited my mother-in-law's recipe collection, I found this written on an old, yellowed, index card, tucked into a 1933 cookbook.

I always recommend using unsalted butter. It's healthier & makes the finished product taste better.

Ingredients

1 egg
7/12 c. sugar
1 c. flour
½ tsp cinnamon (ground)
¼ tsp nutmeg (ground)
½ c. milk
3 tbsps baking powder
1 c. oats
¼ c. shortening
1 apple (large)
2 tbsps butter (unsalted)
9 halves pecans ()

Instructions

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1
Preheat oven to 3750° F. Grease 9-in. round cake pan. Melt shortening & butter in separate pots. Pare apple & slice thinly.
2
Beat egg & ⅓-c. sugar together till light. Stir in flour, baking powder, & milk, till just blended; then stir in oats & shortening.
3
Spread ½ of batter in cake pan. Cover with apples in single layer; pour remaining batter on top.
4
Mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, ¼-c. sugar, & butter. Sprinkle on top of batter. Place pecans on top.
5
Bake . Serve hot.

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