Monday, August 6, 2012

Cake #84 Apple and Blackberry Sponge Cake


A special congratulation must go out to my sister-in-law Katie’s boyfriend Ron on successfully moving down to Baltimore from Philadelphia and starting his new job today. In the almost eleven years that I have known Katie, I do not know if I can remember a time when she was as happy as she is now, and that happiness is directly attributed to Ron. He is such a wonderful guy, especially with Evie, who idolizes him, and I am so glad that he now has moved closer to be an even greater part of her life. This week’s cake is for him.
This week I made an Apple and Blackberry sponge cake, a novel cake simply for that fact that I had never eaten blackberries before. Something about their general shape (think grape that spent one day too many in a leper colony or sunburned raspberry) that makes me uneasy.  Just the same though, I made the cake, tried the berries, and was happy on both accounts. This cake called for Flour, Baking Powder, Butter, Eggs, Sugar, Apple Juice, and Apple Chunk, and the topping (which coincidentally went on the bottom of the pan as this was an upside down type cake) was made of diced apples, blackberries, and Raw Brown Sugar.  A cake filled with warmth and happiness … two traits I will always associate with Ron.

My cake:

The Book's Cake (with a nice rip on the page courtesy of Evie):



Check back next week to see what delectable desert I have in store … only a few more recipes to go before I reach the goal of 100 cakes in 100weeks. Until then, happy baking!

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