Turkey Tuesday and Irish Apple cake finally!

Beautiful day here in the Ozarks.  I wanted to get outside but again I was behind on other commitments I'd made to myself.  One being the Irish Apple Cake............this is before it went in the oven.  I had to 'jury rig' my spring form pan because the bottom is missing....I lined it with parchment paper and set it inside a metal tart pan...it worked fine...........

This is after it came out..............it looked great but the proof is in the taste............

after taking it out of the pan..................it's a  heavy, rustic style cake with lots of apples in it and not too sweet.....my kind of dessert!

I made the custard sauce and even though I tempered it I think I cooked it too long.  I stirred it the whole time but for some reason it curdled.  I did use Almond Milk but they say you can use it just like milk in recipes.  I also was very careful to 'temper' the eggs with a bit of hot milk before mixing them together.  It seemed fine but 4 minutes as the recipe stated might be a bit long for my burner.    It looks terrible but it tastes just fine.  But I would like to refine my custard making skills as it doesn't look too appetizing to have curdled custard sauce  on your cake....but that didn't stop me from eating a piece with a hot cup of tea!  What a treat!  I will be making this again! Next time I  may get whole milk just to be on the safe side!

I did other chores today but the cake took most of my afternoon. 

My grandson Sam, is reading The Boxcar Children series....I think there are 19 original and then ghost writers have added at least hundred more.  I had never heard of them but it sounded like a wonderful series that I would enjoy so I downloaded the first book and started reading it.....I love it!  I  guess I'm a kid at heart.

I also did some cross stitch on my Tuesday Turkey...........

BTW...if you want the recipe for the Irish Apple Cake you can get it here
Happy Trails!!!