Apple Cake

The apple cake is really good!  It looks more like a giant pie, but it is good.  I would normally send it off to work with my husband, but Friday is food day there.  It seems, from what he says, that it's hard to fit in actual work with all the eating that needs to be done.

I have knitting class today though and it would make a nice snack there.  I'll pack up plates, forks and cake and people can have a snack before fun. 

I found the recipe in my new Penzey's catalog and you can find it here Apple Cake . I made it exactly as the recipe says.  I was very happy to find Earth Balance brand vegetable shortening at the store last week that has no trans fat.  It has to be kept in the refrigerator.  I used that for the cake.  I also used the Vietnamese Cinnamon that I order from Penzey's because I love cinnamon.  One of my favorite spices is nutmeg and I always use fresh.  If you compare the fragrance of the fresh grated with the jarred stuff, you'll be amazed at the difference.  I get my Nutmeg from Penzey's also and have a microplane grater just for nutmeg.  Yes, I love the stuff. 

One thing that I wanted to mention the last time I wrote is an email I received from America's Tests Kitchen.  You might have heard of the show, Cook's Illustrated or seen some of the cookbooks they put out.  The email is about an organization called Parents Against Junk Food and has a link for more information.  Although I don't have kids, I think it's important for everyone to eat good food.  If you're interested, this will link you to the website and more information Parents Against Junk Food. 

I'm off to knitting class now.  Tomorrow I am auditing a food safety class all day which is my next step in teaching it.  My husband is taking the class tomorrow and he was reviewing the book last night after dinner.  It was kind of a weird night of questions about handwashing, parasites, bacteria, etc.  It's all good information, it just makes you look at things very differently!