JABLECZNIK (Apple Cake)

One of Paul’s favorites. Personally, I’ll always remember the time our cat ate a bunch of apples off the top of the cake during a visit to Orchard Park. Can’t blame her – she had excellent taste!

From the recipe card:

Fantastic! Keeps very well in the pan for 8 to 10 days, covered in a cool place.

2-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
½ cup sugar
½ lb. butter (unsalted) or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
9 apples (approx.) peeled, cored, grated
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup icing sugar (optional)
juice of ½ lemon (optional)

grease 9×13 inch cake pan
preheat oven to 325
sift flour, baking powder and salt
add sugar and cut in butter or margarine with two knives until mealy in texture
add beaten eggs and blend in with fingers
divide dough in half, put ½ into bottom of pan and spread apples over top
mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over apples
place remaining dough over this in bits (like crumbs)
don’t pack tightly
bake for 55 minutes
set on cake rack in pan to cool

spread top with icing sugar mixed with lemon juice to spreading consistency (optional)
cut in squares to serve