Mrs. Cheney’s Nobby Apple Cake

Here is a delicious recipe from Mrs. Cheney, an avid cook who loved to bake. She shared it with us at a gathering of the “Hampden County”, a group of apple growers. We hope you love this recipe as much as we do. 🙂

Wet:	Dry:	Fruit:
¼ cup shortening	1 cup flour	3 cups apples in ½ chunks
1 cup sugar	½ tsp salt	1 tsp vanilla
1 egg	½ tsp cinnamon	¼ cup chopped nuts (optional)
	½ tsp nutmeg
	½ tsp baking powder
	½ tsp baking soda

1. Peel apples, and cut into ½ chunks.
2. In a large mixing bowl cream shortening and sugar then beat in the egg.
3. Sift together dry ingredients, then add to egg mixture.
4. Stir in apples, vanilla, and nuts.
5. Put it in a greased 8×8 inch pan, bake in preheated oven at 350°F and cook for 45 minutes
6. Eat warm or cold, serve with whipped cream (optional)
7. Makes 9 servings.