Red Hot Green Apple Cake

• 3 cups green apples (I cut them in mixed sizes, fine to medium)
• 1 cup very cold butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 2 tsp pumpkin spice
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 to 2 tsp red pepper(I use about 1 tsp)
• 5 eggs
• 1 heaping tsp baking powder disolved in 1/2 cup cold water

1. Cut butter and sugar together, this is sometimes not easy because the butter is hard, work at it untill there is no loose sugar.
2. In another bowl whisk together flour and spices, add apples, stir to coat. add eggs one at a time this will be very thick. then add baking powder.
3. Fold batter into butter sugar mixture ( it will look a clumpy mess, but it is sooo good)
4. Put into a greased and floured(I use the spray) 13x9x2" cake pan. Bake for 30 min @ 350 then cover with foil and lower temp to 300 and bake another 15 to 20 min. untill set. Glaze with Red Hot Green Apple Glaze while still hot. ( see recipe in my recipe box ) Serv Hot, Room Temp or cold

green apples, very cold butter, sugar, flour, ground cloves, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, red pepperi, eggs, baking powder disolved

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/red-hot-green-apple-cake-1240250 (may not work)