Apple Cake

1 (18.5 oz) pkg yellow cake mix

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup butter, softened

4 eggs

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 1/2 cups apples

3/4 cup brown sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13X9X2" pan.

Mix dry cake mix, water, butter, eggs, and cinnamon in large bowl on low speed, scrapping bow frequently, for 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed, scrapping bowl occasionally, for 2 minutes.

Fold in apples.

Pour into pan; sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.

Bake until cake pulls away from sides of pan & toothpick (or wooden pick) comes out clean (usually 38-43 minutes, we baked for 40 minutes).

Cool completely.

This cake is very moist. Here are my photos:

Since Livejournal is temporarily down

And I REALLY need to write this review, I will turn to trusty blogspot :)

I've never written a review before, and I really hope I do this correctly.

For the past month, I have been reading Viola in the Spotlight, the squeal to Viola in Reel Life. In this squeal, Viola returns home to Brooklyn after a year in an Indiana boarding school while her parents were filming in Afghanistan, to find that all of her friends have plans (jobs and summer camp) for the summer, so Viola is left wondering what the summer will bring for her.

If you are looking for more Viola adventures, this book will not let you down. Grand helps her get an internship with the revival of Broadway's Arsenic and Old Lace (in which Grand and her boyfriend, George have roles), despite their summer jobs, she and her Prefect friends plan a reunion and a trip to New York for the roommates, and her relationship with Andrew turns to a new level.

All in all, this is a great squeal to the first Viola book, and gave me a few good laughs, and a good cry. This book is a must read for teens and young adults everywhere.