Prairie Recipes

Irish Desserts

                                       By Collette

These Irish cake recipes might have been served at Emily’s table.

Ultimate Irish Apple Cake

4 tablespoons of softened butter                     ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar                                                      ½ teaspoon salt
1 room temperature egg, beaten                      ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 granny smith apples, cored, peeled              ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
   and diced (2 cups)                                        1 cup flour
¼ cup walnuts                                                 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray an 8” square pan. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar well. Add egg, apples, nuts, vanilla and stir. Sift in dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and bake about 45 minutes until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes; then remove from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. Add whipped cream or ice cream. Serves: 10-12

Irish Tea Cake

½ cup butter softened                                         2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup sugar                                                         ½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs                                                                 ½ cup milk
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla                                           ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 ¾ cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9” round pan. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until mixed; stir in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients. Stir in alternately with milk. If too stiff, add a tablespoon or two of milk. Spread evenly in pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cool in pan on wire rack. Dust with confectioners’ sugar just before serving.