Recipes from American National

by American National Insurance Company

APPLE CAKE

1 cup sugar ¼ cup shortening 4 or 5 apples, peeled and chopped medium fine 1 egg 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Cream shortening and sugar well together, add unbeaten egg and chopped apples. Mix well together with spoon (not electric mixer); sift flour, cinnamon and soda, and add to mixture. Nuts may be added. Bake in round or square cake pan (about 2 inches deep) for 25 or 30 minutes at 350 degrees. The top of cake will have a crisp, crunchy topping with no icing required.