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Nutmeg Cake

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It’s a cool crisp October day. The kind of day that is perfect for a piping-hot cup of afternoon tea and a nice warm freshly baked piece of tea bread or coffee cake.  Not just any kind of coffee cake. No, this is a day for my favorite spicy nutmeg cake.

What makes this cake so special to me?  Well, to begin with, I love nutmeg and this is a nutmeg lover’s cake. The other thing is that while many coffee cakes have crumb toppings this cake has its “crumbs” on the bottom!  Surprising but so delicious. Moist on the inside, crisp and crunchy on the bottom and nutty and golden on the top.

If you love nutmeg, you will love this cake.  If you are not a nutmeg lover, you just may become one after trying it!

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
  3. Blend together brown sugar, flour and butter to make a crumb mixture.
  4. Spread half the mixture in the pan.
  5. Stir nutmeg, sour cream, baking soda and egg into the remaining crumb mixture.
  6. Pour batter over the crumbs in the pan.
  7. Sprinkle with nuts.
  8. Bake for 35 minutes.

Apple Upside Down Cake

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Apples are coming in off the trees by the crate-load. What is more quintessentially autumn than plucking an apple off the tree and enjoying it right there in the fall sunshine? I used to go apple picking as a child, and in those days we were allowed to climb the trees to pick. I can still remember the sensation of picking an apple at the top of the tree (or as top as I got) and then biting into the white sweet-sour juiciness. Not something one easily forgets! Well, I don’t climb trees anymore, but I do still pick apples (luckily our trees are dwarfed) and one of my favorite things to do with apples is an upside-down cake. I love upside-down cakes, and I think I have made them out of almost every kind of fruit that one can. Pear, plum, pineapple, rhubarb to mention a few. But nothing beats apple! I like to do this in a cast iron skillet — I think it tastes better, and it’s easy!

Apple Upside Down Cake

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20 to 25mins.
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5 to 7mins.

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  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. In a 9 to 10 inch skillet, melt the 1 3/4 sticks butter over low heat.
  3. Add the 3/4 sugar and stir, then place apple slices, wedge side down in the pan.
  4. No need to pack tightly, but don’t leave gaps.
  5. Allow this to cook over low heat while making batter.
  6. In a bowl, measure out flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and set aside.
  7. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 1 stick of butter and 2/3 c sugar until light and fluffy.
  8. Mix in vanilla and eggs.
  9. Add sour cream and mix well.
  10. Gradually add flour mixture until just combined.
  11. Remove skillet from heat.
  12. Spoon batter over the top, then spread gently so batter is evenly distributed.
  13. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cake is golden and bubbly.
  14. Allow the cake to sit in the skillet for 5 to 7 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.
  15. Best served warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.