Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Apple and raisin cake



INGREDIENTS
  • 5 apples, any variety, peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 1 cup raisins
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cup light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

  PREPARATION

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Generously coat a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Mix 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar together in a small bowl to combine. Toss apple chunks, raisins with sugar and cinnamon blend. Set aside.
  3. Whisk flour, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Set aside.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk oil, 2 cup brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and orange juice until well blended. Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until fully incorporated into a batter.
  5. Pour half of batter into baking pan, top with half of apple mixture. Pour second layer of batter over apples, then top with remaining apples.
  6. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 45 minutes. Cake is ready when a cake tester comes out clean from the bottom and middle layer of cake.
  7. Dust with powdered sugar prior to serving.       
Recipe adapted from https://12tomatoes.com

Vintage Regent Of London Clock



This very pretty Regent Of London clock features very fine petit point embroidery florals.





THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR