SERENA’S MYSTERY CAKE

SERENA’S MYSTERY CAKE

ok so we came back from camp… I had some apples that needed something done with pronto the skins were starting to shrivel a bit.. I also had a ripe banana and some raisins and a package of instant oatmeal… I decided to make a coffee cake/bread. Something with lots of fruit and no icing. Easy to eat.

First take

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

3 Tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

Sift together in bowl.

Next take 1/2 cup shortening and put into mixing bowl

add the dry ingredients and blend

Add in 1 cup half and half milk

1 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

blend well

Add in 1 small pkg instant oatmeal any flavor combination is fine or just add 1/4 cup of instant plain oats

add in a handful of raisins (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup)

2 tsp Cinnamon

1 -2 sliced banana (not mashed, slice right into the batter)

nuts are optional

add about 5 cups thinly sliced apples (can add less this is what I had to get used up was good though)

Preheat oven 350 degrees

fold in fruit and put into a greased 9×13 pan

shake heavily cinnamon and sugar mixture over top of the cake BEFORE you stick it in the oven..

Put in oven  at 350 and bake until toothpick tests done in the middle. Should be about 45 minutes or less. depending on your oven  Watch it ..

Enjoy. Very good with ice cream or just as a breakfast cake.