Recipe: Romanian Apple Cake and Cake with grated apples (Prajitura cu mere rase)

ROMANIAN APPLE CAKE
Source: Mona / Recipezaar
Yields: 12 servings

"This is a wonderfully simple, yet delicious cake! It is so moist and fresh, it will surely be a favorite with your family, just like it is with mine! The main length of the preparation time is cutting and peeling the apples. A mixture of apples works great, although I usually use Golden Delicious."

5 apples, peeled and cored
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Cut the apples into 1 inch wedges. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until blended. Mix in the baking soda, oil, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir in the flour, just until incorporated. Fold in the apples and walnuts.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly. May be served warm or at room temperature.

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CAKE WITH GRATED APPLES (PRAJITURA CU MERE RASE)
Source: A Romanian Cookbook / AOL

6 medium apples grated on the vegetable grater
6 eggs
6 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons bread crumbs
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup rum
syrup from 2-3 tablespoons sugar and a little rum
butter and bread crumbs to grease and dust the pan

Beat the yolks with the sugar, gradually add the flour, then rum and bread crumbs. After everything has been mixed well, add the peeled and grated apples, mix some more and then add the whipped egg whites. Pour the mixture into a buttered and dusted (with bread crumbs) pan and bake at medium heat. When done, put on a platter and pour some syrup over it while still hot.