Whoo Hoo! Tomorrow is the Season Premiere of Mad Men on AMC. Mary of Popsicles and Sandy Feet and I are creating some Mad Men inspired drinks and food. Yesterday, I made Broiled Nectarines Halves from the 1963 Sunset Magazine.
Thirsty? Mary recommends two cocktails! A Salvatore Romano inspired Limoncello drink and Late-Harvest Wine and Campari cocktails.
I also brought out a 40 year old electric mixer....a precursor of my KitchenAid.
The cake was easy to make and used up some apples I had in the refrig. Was it my favorite apple cake recipe? No (although using butter instead of shortening would probably bump the taste level up)...but I'm glad to go "back in time" and try something that Peggy Olson might bake for Father Gill! (Tom Hank's son is great in Mad Men)
Make a fun avatar on the Mad Men website!
Dutch Cinnamon Apple Cake
Adapted from: New York Times, September 5, 1963
1. Sift together: 1 1/2 c flour , 2 t baking powder, 1/2 t salt - set aside
2. Cream: 1/3 c shortening, 3/4 c sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon
3. Beat in 1 egg
4. Add flour mixture alternatively with 1/2 c milk
5. (I added 1/2 t vanilla to the milk)
6. Place batter in 9 x 9 pan (buttered and floured)
7. Peel, core and slice 2 tart cooking apples (I used three small granny smith apples). Place on top of batter.
8. Sprinkle over apples: 2 T sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon. Dot with 2 T butter.
9. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40-50 minutes.
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17 comments:
love love love to bake recipes from "the olden days." food styling and photography were so different... i love the art direction so much on mad men!! yummy apple cake! :)
Yum! I just made the TWD apple spice bars and am really craving something like this now! Looks de-lish!
wow this looks delicious! I ve got a crase on apple cakes recently. this will be my next :)
Even if it's not the best apple cake it sure does look delicious!
I love the old NY Times recipes! I also love Mad Men (third season not starting in UK for months, damn it!). I happen to love cake. You have made me three times happy today.
Haha, cute beehive! I love your mad men-inspired theme. As for the shortening, judging from my Nana's recipes it must have been very much en vogue. It was in almost everything she made!
I love the Mad Men avatar...I gave mine lipstick, cigarrettes and a donut :).
Mmmmm the pictures look great! I wish I could get that kind of focus magic on my point-and-shoot!
What a pretty apple cake!
Very cute you as a Mad Men cartoon character! I've never seen the program but that isn't surprising as I don't watch TV.
Love the golden color of your cake. Looks perfect!
~ingrid
What a GREAT idea! I'm so excited MM is returning tomorrow... I've been watching old episodes trying to get my fix during the "off" season.
Sorry it wasn't super tasty but yes I can imagine Peggy making it for Father Gill :)
Great recipe! It looks wonderful.
(I'm sad that I'm going to miss the premiere. I'm tivo-ing it, but it's not the same as watching it live).
Too funny! That's my favorite part of recipes from my great grandma - hefty amounts of shortening, which I giggle at :) This apple cake looks fantastic, lucky me to have some of the TWD apple spice bars in my fridge right now! As for Mad Men, can you believe I've never seen it? Might have to start...
Nice job going old school Mary --- kitchen equipment and all.
Love that your avatar is eating her donut with gloves on...how proper is that!
I've only just hopped onto the Mad Men bandwagon, but I am so psyched for the show tonight! And I love that you Mad Men'd yourself! Too cute.
It looks pretty and delicious! I haven't seen Mad Men yet but everyone I know that has loooves it.
Mmm the cake looks yummy! Too bad you didn't love it. I love how the apples look on top with the cinnamon mmm. I just got season 1 of Mad Men to see how it is.
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