Times have certainly changed. Even within the past 5 years, it is crazy how much the whole “searching-for-a-college-roommate process” has changed. My brother and sister both did totally random roommates, people they had never met before, maybe seen their facebook profiles, but literally know basically nothing about them.

Me…well, I’m a little different. No, I am not choosing one of my good friends to be my roommate, but I’m too scared to go the totally-stranger-roommate route. It isn’t even that I’m really scared I’ll end up with a complete psycho, my fear is almost that they might not like me. It would be harder for me to live with someone who doesn’t like me, rather than live with someone who doesn’t particularly lift my skirt.

Is that totally, completely insane?

I’ve been talking to several girls about rooming together for next year, I almost feel like I’m cheating on them for talking to so many people! But, I figure that even if I don’t room with them, it’s a good idea to get to know potential hangout buddies for the next year, or at least the first couple week to get my feet wet.

Talking to girls about rooming together sort of feels like on-line dating. I can’t exactly say I’ve ever done on-line dating before, but it’s what I imagine it would be like! We post little bios of ourselves on the University facebook page, trying to make ourselves sound as marketable as possible, and it just feels a little fake. Buuuut, some girls have actually asked me to meet with them in person. AH! So scary, but I know it’s the smart thing to do, to actually get to know them and find out if they really are psychopaths. I did meet with one (who was my top choice) and we ended up REALLY hitting it off and talked for like 2 HOURS! Can you imagine that? Two people that have never met before just meeting up and chatting it up for a couple hours…I’m so excited for next year!!

Anyhoo, I hardly remember this apple crumb cake because it was literally gone in less than 24 hours. Yeah, it was that good. The grated apple gives a subtle hint of apple and adds a nice hint of apple-touch to the fluffy cake. The crumb topping: to. die. for.

Apple Crumb Cake

(Makes 1- 8 x 8 inch cake)

FOR CAKE:

1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 medium-large apple, peeled, cored, and grated

FOR CRUMB TOPPING:

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon allspice

2 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray or grease with butter/oil.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, and ground nutmeg. Mix in eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Fold in grated apple. Spread batter evenly into the bottom of the baking pan and set aside.
3. In a medium-small bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the crumb topping except the butter. Once combined, slowly add butter and mix up with hands to create crumb texture. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over batter spread in pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean. Let cool on wire rack for about 15-20 minutes, slice and serve! Cover with plastic wrap when not eating.

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