Cooking for a Crowd Recipes
Dutch Apple Cake
Yield: 50 (2 inch square) pieces
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 1/2 cups margarine
- 6 cups granulated sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 10 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 cups water
Topping
- 3 cups sliced apples
- 6 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup margarine
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray baking pans well.
- Place margarine and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Cream on medium speed until smooth and free of lumps.
- Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract to creamed mixture. Gradually add sifted dry ingredients, and water.
- Pour mixture into the prepared baking pans. Put apples on top of batter.
- Mix flour, sugar and margarine until a cornmeal type consistency. Sprinkle over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes or until center is done.