I need to find my writing mojo. Instead of spending energy here or on my research, I decided to bake again. I mean, what goes good with cinnamon raisin bread? Cinnamon Apple Cake – of course, silly! And this makes a ton of it. So cut back where you need to.
Ingredients:
- (1) 16 oz. White or Yellow Cake mix
- (1) Stick of butter
- Brown sugar to your liking
- Walnuts or other nuts if you please
- (3) packages of 16 oz tubs of prepared Hormel cinnamon apples
- (You can use pineapples, cherries, or other fruit. Just remember that you will need moisture for the cake to wick up. I have found the apples are just about right. Maybe 25% sauce, so maybe 4oz of a creamy sugary cinnamon mix.)
Dump the (3) containers of apples into a 13 X 9 pan with the sides buttered. I had a few apples that were still good – but the texture wasn’t appealing (uncooked). Looking back, I would have only added 1/2 of the third container considering I added (3) sliced apples. It cooked over a bit *oops.* Spread evenly. Dump the dry Cake Mix on top of the fruit. I then spread it as well. Cut the stick of butter into think slices and line the top of the cake with it. Place into the oven for 20 m. at 400 degrees. After that, I brought it out, applied brown sugar and nuts. I placed back in for 20 more minutes. I had to pull it and put tin foil over the nuts and back in for 10 more mins this time. Normally I do 415-425. Hello, experimentation. The nuts will burn if too hot for too long (hence the tin foil).
I hope that you get to try this cake. Canned cherries work well also, or a mix of pineapple and cherries. The cherries, by the way, have the right amount of sauce for the cake mix. I also leave a little of the pineapple juice in when dumping. I had to experiment to find “just the right amount.” ~Goldilocks.
Today was sort of meh. Work was a slog – and the weekend, while peaceful, contained a lot of aimlessness. I did write a lot. I also got my social platforms set up. I may have mentioned that earlier. I wrote my last prison penpal today and mentally, I have check out. Well, that is how it feels. The constant alertness and negative news bombardment may have worn my down. I am sifting through the thoughts to figure that one out.
WW. joe
