Easy as Pie Apple Cake

The New York Times just published a plethora of apple recipes in honor of the beginning of fall.  Our favorite - by far - is the Easy As Pie Apple Cake Recipe.  Seriously.  We've made it twice this weekend and it is only Saturday afternoon.

Apple Cake

• 1/2 stick Butter, melted

• 3/4 cup Cane Sugar

• 1 Tbl Vanilla Extract

• 1 tsp Cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp fresh ground Nutmeg

• 1 Egg

• 1/4 tsp freshly ground Salt

• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda

• 1 cup All Purpose Flour

• 1 large Apple, finely diced (about 2 cups of diced apple)

Directions

• Heat the oven to 350.

• Spray and flour a 9" pie pan.

• In a KitchenAid, mix the Butter, Sugar, Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg until thoroughly blended.

• Add the Egg and incorporate.

• Add the Salt, Baking Soda, and Flour. Mix fully. The batter will be thick.

• Stir in the diced apple using a spatula.

• Scoop the batter into the pie pan and use the spatula to even out and smooth out the batter.

• Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

• Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

• Serve a la mode or with whipped cream for extra decadence!