Vegan Bourbon Apple Pie Cake

Apples and Bourbon.
Bourbon and Apples...
It's a match made in Heaven.
After using bourbon in so many of my desserts of the holidays,
I figure, why stop now?
People love bourbon!
And they also love when I add bourbon into anything that I bake.
So, what could be better than combining my apple pie cake with my bourbon apple pie.
Boom!
Delicious!

Vegan Bourbon Apple Pie Cake
*Prepare the apple marinade and soak apples overnight

Apple Marinade:
3-5 Granny Smith apples or other tart apple
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
3-4 Tablespoons of bourbon
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
1 cup non-dairy milk (soy, rice, coconut, almond- whichever you prefer)
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar

Directions:
Night Before:
1. Peel and slice apples.
2. Place apples in a medium bowl and add the marinade ingredients.
3. Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Next Day:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour cake pan.  The more design on the pan, the better it turns out since this cake just has a glaze.
3. Combine all of the dry cake ingredients and mix well.
4. Add non-dairy milk, oil, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar into the dry ingredients.
5. Place a layer of marinated apples in the bottom of the pan. (This will be the top of the cake)

6. Pour a layer of cake batter over the top of the apples.
7.  Now alternate layering apples and batter until you've used it all up.
8. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

Let it cool completely before adding a sugar glaze.
Share and enjoy with those you love!

"Shut My Mouth" Pie

Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

"Song, song of the south

Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

Gone, gone with the wind

There ain't nobody looking back again"

You said it Alabama...this Sweet Potato Pie will shut your mouth!

Well, at least until you want another bite...and another bite...and another.

You get the idea.

It's simple, and so very tasty.

Sometimes I just need to try a new recipe.
Actually, I guess that is every week. 
This recipe was interesting to me because it has maple and bourbon.
I like maple, but I'm not much of a drinker and bourbon, well, I never really liked that.
Fortunately, I know someone who likes both of those things,
and that is exactly who will receive it.




Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

Recipe slightly modified from  Karen Barker
Show: Sweet Dreams (Food Network):

Ingredients

• Favorite pie crust
• 3 medium sized sweet potatoes
• 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• A few grinds black pepper

Roast Sweet Potatoes:

1.Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Pierce the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork and place them on a foiled-lined or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
3. Roach the potatoes for at least an hour, or until the a soft.



4. After they have cooled for a bit, use a food processor or mash with a potato masher until smooth.
5. You will need 2 cups of mashed sweet potato for the recipe.




Blind Bake the Pie Crust:
1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Roll out or press in one portion of pie crust into a 9-inch pan.  I used a recipe that was "press-in" since I've been having pie crust rolling uses lately. (sigh) :0(
3. Use foil or parchment paper to line the crust and fill with dry rice or beans.
4. Blind Bake in the over for 20 minutes.
5.  Remove the foil and beans before filling with the sweet potato mixture.






Pie Filling:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine the sweet potato puree with all of the other ingredients.  Mix until it is very smooth.
3. Pour the filling into the partially baked pie shell.

4. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes, until the filling is just barely set.

Remove pie from the oven and let it cool completely at room temperature.

Serve and enjoy with fresh whipped cream!

Heck, and play some Alabama while you're at it...

This is "Shut-My-Mouth" good.

Cheers~ Lori  :0)