Valentine's Day!

For Valentine's Day....

My Daddy (and mommy) got me

Something I L-O-V-E

A HUGE HUGE HUGEEEEEE Jar

of

APPLE BUTTER

from the

I am SO excited!!

Its so so SOOO YUMMY!

Here's a YUMMY apple recpe

Try it!

Fresh Apple Pound Cake

Fresh Apple Pound Cake with Brown Sugar topping

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups corn oil

2 cups sugar

3 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups pecans, finely chopped

2 cups pared apples, finely chopped

Brown Sugar Topping ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine

2 teaspoons milk

1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

Instructions

Sift flour, soda and salt onto a platter or waxed paper. In a large bowl beat oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed of electic mixer for 3 or 4 minutes until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture; beat until smooth. Fold in pecans and apples. Pour batter into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake in a preheated 325 oven about 1 hour 20 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool on wire rack 20 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Store in foil or tin can for a day or two. Brown Sugar topping: Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Spoon hot sugar mixture over warm cake.

Yield: one 10" bundt cake, 22 to 24 servings

I will be back later with photos from the trip this weekend

later loves

I'm off to see

tootles loves

B's