Instructions
CAKE BATTER:
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 ½ cups sifted flour
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup shortening
½ cup milk
2 tsp. baking powder
STREUSEL MIXTURE:
½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 T. melted butter
2 cups finely diced apples
2 T. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup chopped walnuts
Heat oven. Mix shortening with sugar and egg. Stir in milk. Add dry ingredients. Spread half of batter in greased 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel mixture. Add remaining batter and sprinkle the rest of the streusel on top. Bake in 375-degree oven 25 to 35 minutes.
Cally Peterson is editor of North Dakota Living. She can be reached at cpeterson@ndarec.com.