Well, it came out, but it took a lot longer to bake than it should have. I have misplaced my metal 8" square pan so I used a glass one. I made the cake batter with the odd name of "Cottage Pudding," and the Dutch apple cake but modified it. The Dutch apple cake calls for 5 apples - I could barely make two fit into the batter. I had to bake it close to an hour to get all of the batter to finish baking.

So - what would I do differently - use a metal pan. Forget the apple wedges and cut the peeled apple into small pieces and stir it into the cake. The sugar and cinnamon on top was too much. The raisins were good.

Here are the instructions:

Cottage Pudding

Set the over at 400^o. Butter a shallow cale pan, 8x8 inches, a small angel cake pan, or cupcake tins.

Sift together

1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar

Mix

1 egg, well-beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted

Stir gently into the flour mixture. Pour into the pan. Bake until brown and crusty (20 to 25 minutes.)

Dutch Apple Cake
Spread Cottage Pudding . . . batter 3/4 inch thick in a buttered round or oblong pan. Pare 5 tart apples, core, cut in eighths, and press the sharp edges of the apples into the batter in aprallel rows. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, also 2 tablespoons currants of seedless raisins, if liked. (I would use 1/3 cup sugar at most.)

Bake 350^o until apples are tender (about 25 minutes).

The recipes both suggest sauces and such that can be served with the dish, but talk about gilding the lily. This is plenty.

I would peel and chop 2 medium apples and mix into the batter. Bake lower (325^o) to give those apples time to soften. You might even want to simmer them for a few minutes in shallow water and let them cool before you add them to the cake.

The result I have here is edible, but it took a long time and wasn't well-tested. I've now tested it. This is the 1965 edition of the Fanny Farmer Cookbook.

When I look at my instructions I think I'm probably looking at what my mother decided to do to make that coffee cake for us.