50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- LUMBERJACK CAKE

50+ Friends Club Cookbook
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LUMBERJACK CAKE

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Cake
2		apples, peeled and finely chopped
1	C	chopped dates or raisins or sultanas
1	tea	bicarbonate of soda
1	C	boiling water
4	oz	butter or margarine
1	C	sugar
1		egg
1	tea	vanilla
1-1/2	C	flour

Combine apples, dates, soda and water. Allow to cool to lukewarm.
Line and grease 8 deep cake tin.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg and vanilla and beat well.
Sift flour and beat in alternately with apple mixture.
Pour mixture into tin and bake for approximately 1 hour or until cooked.

Topping
2	oz	butter
1/2	cup	brown sugar, firmly packed
1	tbl	milk (1 or 2)
1/2	C	shredded coconut

Make topping by combining butter, brown sugar, milk and coconut in saucepan.
Stir over low heat until melted. Spread over hot cake and return to oven for a further 20 mins. or until topping is golden brown.