So How Was Your Weekend?

     Once a year in my part of the world, Corvettes take over the town. I've written about the Corvette Funfest before, and you can click here if you want more information. We always like to make a trip out to Mid-America Motorworks to walk around, see the masses of Corvettes and grab a bite to eat from some of the wonderful eateries. The Yager family puts on quite a show and everything is organized and spotless. There really are cars as far as the eye can see. They are also filling up our local hotels, restaurants and businesses.

     This year, the headline entertainer was Don Felder, the former lead guitarist from The Eagles. At $10 per person, the concerts are quite a bargain.

This was my favorite car this year. Yes, I picked it by the color!

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was getting quite a bit of attention.

Did you know the original was built in 1936?

     The rest of our weekend included a trip to the cemetery to put fall flowers on the graves of my mom and my grandparents. I spent many hours pricing things for the garage sale we are having next weekend. I will be so glad when it is over! I also made my mom's yummy apple cake. You can find the recipe here. It is so easy, one bowl and great for dessert or breakfast.

I am joining Yvonne @ StoneGable for On The Menu Monday

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So how did you spend your weekend?

Apple Cinnamon Cake-One Bowl, Great Smells...Yummy!

I had a request for a recipe for an Apple Spice Cake. I remembered that my mom had a recipe that she made often, so I searched my recipe box and found it. The great thing about this recipe is that you can eat it for dessert or for breakfast. You can dress it up with a dip of ice cream or whipped cream. It is really easy to prepare, all in one bowl and no mixer necessary.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups chopped apples (notice I didn’t even peel the apples, simply core them)
1 ½ cups flour
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (I used walnuts, but pecans or almonds would work)
3 T. sugar mixed with 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large bowl put everything except the cinnamon/sugar mix. The batter will be very stiff and crumbly. Put it in a 9” pan. I used a small rectangular pan because someone has my 9” square.

Sprinkle the top with the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Enjoy!