Raw Apple Cake

This cake is a Thanksgiving tradition in the Harper home. We love it and here it is!

2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup oil
2 cups flour (whole wheat or whit)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
4 cups chopped apples (raw, peeled and cored)
2 cups sugar (or 1 1/2 cups honey)
1 cup chopped nuts (opt)
1 cup raisins

Chop the apples in a bowl and pour sugar over apples and set aside for a couple of hours (I never do this step)

Mix in remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

Beat eggs and add vanilla then add the dry mixtrue to the egg mixture. Add oil and mix well. Fold in apples and sugar mix and then add in the raisins and nuts.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a pan and pour cake mixture into it.

Bake about an hour, it varies with different pans. ENJOY!

Moist Chocolate Cake

I love this cake recipe. It is so moist and always a winner for our guests.

3 cups flour (white or wheat, though remember with wheat a little more dense)
2 cups sugar (I have successfully used 1 3/4 cups honey)
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup butter milk (I don't usually have this, so I use milk with lemon or vinegar in it)
1 cup and 1 TBS oil
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract (optional, I LOVE it, my hubby doesn't)
1 cup boiling water

Mix all ingredients together in order listed and then pour into a greased 9X13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. It can take longer, just until a knife/toothpick comes out clean!

Pineapple Cake Recipe

This recipe is nearly the recipe that my mother-in-law gave me. It's delicious and we enjoy it a lot. It doesn't really need the frosting in our house, but in some homes it might. I have made it with and without nuts, it is wonderful either way. It is vegan without the frosting as well.

2 C flour (whole wheat or white)
2 c Sugar (or 1 1/2 cups honey)
2 eggs (or liquid lecithin)
2 tsp soda
2 tsp vanilla
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple (no need to drain, dump it all in)
1/2 tsp salt
Pecans or other nuts (optional)

Combine above and beat on high 3 minutes.
Pour into prepared a 9 X 13" cake pan.
Bake at 350 for 30 - 35 min.

Cream Cheese Frosting: (or use whipped cream)
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cube butter or coconut oil
2 C powdered sugar

Beat & spread.

Oatmeal Cake

Hey there! Okay, this is the promised oatmeal cake recipe. Let's see if I can get it typed in right. I can't really give credit for this recipe. My sister is the one who gave it to me, but really it's almost not like her recipe. However, I will put down what I use and what the original ingredient is and you can make your own choices

1 cup oatmeal in 1 1/2 cups hot water (I use regular oats)
1/2 cup butter (I have also used coconut oil, the recipe calls for margerine)
1 1/2 cups honey (the recipe calls for 1 cup sugar and 1 cup brown sugar)
1-2 TBS blackstrap molasses (for the brown sugar part)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour (1 1/2 if not using honey)
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (recipe calls for white)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

Cream honey, oil (butter) and eggs. Add oatmeal and other dry ingredients into mixture. Bake for 35 minutes at 325 (recipe calls for 350, but I find that scorches it just a tad)

We eat this without frosting, but there is a wonderful caramel frosting you can make for it that my sister makes. I haven't "healthified" it at all and I have only made it once, since my kids are pretty happy to eat it frosting-less. Here is that recipe:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1-2 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla

Cook over medium heat 12 minutes and add 1 cup coconut and 1 cup nuts.

When I made it, I didn't have coconut and only used nuts. I would guess you could use honey and molasses as the sugar and coconut oil as the buter. It is truly delicious, if I try the substitutions, I will update you!

Enjoy, let me know what you think!