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Expand1/2 pound plus 1 tablespoon sweet butter Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup dark brown sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
2 eggs Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon orange zest Ask a question about this ingredient
2 apples, peeled and chopped Ask a question about this ingredient
a glug of maple syrup Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup sour cream Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup whole wheat flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 teaspoon baking soda Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Ask a question about this ingredient
heat oven to 350 degrees. grease the inside of a 9 inch baking pan.
Ask a question about this stepmelt one tablespoon of butter in a pan and cook the apples on a medium to high heat until they start to release their liquid. Add the maple syrup or sugar and cook until the apples just start to brown. remove from heat and set aside.
Ask a question about this stepsift the dry ingredients together and set aside.
Ask a question about this stepcream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer or kitchen aid until light and fluffy. add the eggs one at a time and beat in the orange rind and vanilla extract. with the mixer on low, alternate adding in the dry ingredients with the sour cream until just blended. fold in the apples and raisins.
Ask a question about this stepspread 1/2 the cake batter into the pan. sprinkle 3/4 of the almonds on top of the layer. spread the rest of the batter over that and sprinkle the rest of the almonds on top. bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center.
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Dorie is a food writer and award-winning author of ten cookbooks, her most recent being Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours.
