WOW!!! I did not think I could find a cake I liked better than the applesauce cake I got from this site and have been making for years but this is amazing. I have made it as is, I've doubled it for a 9X13 pan and I've made it with all whole wheat flour. My sister says this is her new favorite apple dessert, pushing apple crisp to the side after 40+ years. That is saying something. I made it three times in one week. The raisins on top burn a little so I tried soaking them but found it made the cake too moist so I will stick with not soaking the raisins and dealing with the burned. It made a nice crunchy top when I didn't soak. Also, the "batter" is more like fruitcake or a pressed cookie dough. It is very thick but it bakes up beautifully.

Reviewed On: Nov. 3, 2010

We have been making this for years, since it first appeared in Taste of Home and and it is always a big hit. I've had to copy and send it to people dozens of times. I don't change a thing.

Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2009

I don't like okra so I couldn't give it a higher rating but it isn't a bad recipe. Okra is very common/popular in Japan where we live so thought I would give it another chance and this looked promising. I sauteed the frozen okra with garlic before mixing the rest of the ingredients just because I love garlic. I also left out the chicken since I'm a vegetarian. I thought it was yummy but okra is okra. My kids really hated the okra. It was quite filling and comforting and I would make it again with another vegetable. Maybe carrots or broccoli but I would put the broccoli in in the last 20 minutes or so and would probably use frozen broccoli.

Reviewed On: Apr. 23, 2008