The Cook's Nook
Welcome to “The Cook’s Nook”, an entire page dedicated to all things culinary! In this, our very first edition, I want to share a recipe that has been passed down through my wife’s family and has quickly become a “Studio Favorite”. It’s a super moist Granny Smith Apple Cake. I like to top it off with homemade Cinnamon Ice Cream and a heavy drizzle of warm Caramel Sauce. I bake this cake in a lightly sprayed KitchenAid Silicone Bundt pan and it comes out perfect every time. So cook up and get ready to add this recipe to your list of ‘family favorites’.
- Joel Saxon
Insperience® Studio Executive Chef

Granny Smith Apple Cake with Home-Made Cinnamon Ice Cream
All Purpose Flour 3 cups
Baking Soda 1 tsp.
Canola Oil 1 cup
Sugar 2 cups
Eggs 3 each
Granny Smith Apples, diced 3 cups
Chopped Pecans 1 cup
  1. Sift together Flour, Salt and Baking Soda, set aside.
  2. Using your KitchenAid Stand Mixer outfitted with the paddle attachment, combine the oil and sugar.
  3. Add in the eggs, one at a time.
  4. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
  5. Fold in the apples and pecans and pour batter into your KitchenAid Silicone Bundt Pan (coated lightly with your favorite cooking spray) and bake in a 350-degree oven for approximately 1 hour or until toothpick comes clean.
  6. Allow cake to cool completely before “peeling” off the Silicone Bundt Pan
For the Cinnamon Ice Cream
Half & Half 1 Quart
Sugar 9oz.
Whole Eggs 3ea
Egg Yolks 7ea
Cinnamon Sticks 4ea
Ground Cinnamon 1 tsp.
  1. Using a heavy-bottomed saucepot, combine Half & Half, 1 cup of the Sugar and Cinnamon Sticks. Bring mixture to a simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Combine egg yolks and remaining sugar in a bowl.
  3. Slowly whisk the hot half & half into the egg yolks.
  4. Pour the half & half/egg mixture back into the pot, return to the stove, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until mixture coats the back of the spoon. Be careful not to boil or you will have scrambled eggs!
  5. Strain through a fine sieve, place in your refrigerator and allow to cool completely, overnight if possible.
  6. Use your KitchenAid Ice Cream Bowl Attachment following the manufacturers instructions.


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