Photo: David Holifield
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- ¼ cup sugar
- scant 1 cup milk
- 1¾ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 or more slices soft white bread
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- nutmeg or cinnamon
- apples
Directions
1
Cream the shortening and sugar together.
2
Add the milk and mix well.
3
Sift the flour with baking powder and add to the mixture.
4
Cut the apples into eighths and lay them on the batter in the pan.
5
Crush the bread into fine crumbs, mix with sugar and spices, and sprinkle over the cake.
6
Bake until the apples are soft.