Bite with Belkys: Jewish Apple Cake from Macy's Culinary Council

The Chef: Dave Lieberman

The Dish: Jewish Apple Cake

The Restaurant: Macy's Culinary Council

Ingredients for the apples:

• 3 Golden Delicious apples
• Juice of one lemon
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon

Ingredients for the batter:

• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. of salt
• 1 tbs. of baking powder

Method of Preparation:

-First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then start by peeling and coring the apples. Next, slice them and put them in a bowl. Add a cup of sugar, ground cinnamon, lemon juice and toss everything together.

-For the batter, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

-Then, in another bowl, lightly whisk the eggs and add oil, vanilla extract, melted butter and warm water.

-Use a whisk to gradually stir the flour mixture with the wet ingredients. Be careful not to over mix.

-Next, butter and flour a bundt pan, so the cake does not stick. Chef Dave says you can also use a non-stick spray. Pour one layer of batter into the pan and throw in a few apple slices. Then, layer it again with more batter, apples, the liquid in the apple bowl and a final layer of batter.

-Lastly, place the bundt pan in the oven for about an hour and 10 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.

To Plate the Dish:

-Flip the bundt pan over a serving plate, and coat it with powered sugar.

Serving Suggestion: A cup of coffee

Serves: 12-15

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Chef Dave Lieberman
www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_da/0,2661,FOOD_21436,00.html

Macy's Culinary Council
1-800-265-COOK
http://www1.macys.com/campaign/cc/index.jsp