{"id":3123,"date":"2025-04-02T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:59:30","slug":"hello-apple-cake-recipe-that-won-star-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=3123","title":{"rendered":"Hello! Apple Cake Recipe that Won Star Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"      \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last weekend in my newsletter, I mentioned my experience being in a &#8220;Great Griffith Bake-Off&#8221; for my 12yo niece&#8217;s birthday. It&#8217;s a longer story, but this is the Star Baker-winning recipe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hello! Apple Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 cups apples, peeled, finely chopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 cups sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 cups flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 tsp soda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp cinnamon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 \u00bd tsp vanilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 beaten eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd cup oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mix sugar and apples to coat. Add dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Bake in a loaf pan or 8&#215;8 pan 350 degrees 40 minutes, or until a knife\/bamboo skewer\/toothpick comes out dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: In the photo, I used cream cheese frosting to decorate the cake, but I&#8217;m not sure it&#8217;s a great idea, since the crusty crust is the most delicious part. It was only for show for the party. Leave it off for even better effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=580%2C773&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Visual of Hello Apple Cake Recipe prepared\" class=\"wp-image-3125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=550%2C733&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HELLO-APPLE-CAKE.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the cake! I used an extra-large star tip to apply a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Please ignore the &#8220;frosting&#8221; in my freezer! (It gets so frosty in there so fast!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n      <div data-chorus-discovery data-url=\"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=3123\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend in my newsletter, I mentioned my experience being in a &#8220;Great Griffith Bake-Off&#8221; for my 12yo niece&#8217;s birthday. It&#8217;s a longer story, but this is the Star Baker-winning recipe! Hello! 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