Apple Cake, New and Old

So I have an old recipe for Apple Cake from a family cookbook, and I found a new one online. I found the new one as a link on pinterest to this blog. I was a bit worried it would have some of the same problems my last cake had. Although it tasted wonderful, it was a bit too moist, and when I took it out of the oven, it fell in on itself so it didn't look very pretty. However the "new" cake was much lighter.

Apple Cake - "New"

Picture of their cake, & mine looked just like it!

Ingredients
Cake:
2 eggs (flaxseed substitute would probably be fine here)
2/3 c. oil
1/3 c. unsweetened applesauce (not chunky)
3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. whole wheat pastry flour
3 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp each ground ginger & nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
~ 4 c. peeled, cored & diced apples (measure after prepping - I used 4 medium-small Honeycrisp)
Glaze: (Make sure you have enough powdered sugar.)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 - 2 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar
3 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour one Bundt pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, spices, baking soda and salt.
3. Beat oil, applesauce and eggs with an electric whisk or mixer until creamy.
4. Add sugar and vanilla, mix until uniform.
5. Add flour mixture to wet mixture in batches, gently stirring to incorporate after each one.
6. Fold in apples.
7. Spread batter in prepared Bundt pan.
8. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool in the pan 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the glaze,

1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and shiny.
2. (Add additional sugar if mixture seems too runny, or a splash more milk if it gets too thick.)
3. Place cake on wire rack over a large plate or tray to catch drippings, then slowly pour glaze over top.      Allow to set completely, then transfer cake to a plate for serving.

Fresh Apple Cake - "Old"

Ingredients

1/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 c. chopped raw apple
1/3 c. nutmeats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream shortening.
3. Add sugar and eggs.
4. Sift dry ingredients together.
5. Add apples and nuts to flour and combine. (Batter will be stiff.)
6. Bake in 9-in square pan at 350 for 25-30 minutes.