11 years ago
Hayven asked for this awesome cake recipe. I want to share it with everyone. If anyone else makes this, you will love me forever. I kid you not.
Fresh Apple Cake
Thinly sliced apples create rich, moist layers of fruit within this cake recipe.
This recipe goes with Caramel-Apple Cobbler Cake, Apple Streusel Coffee Cake
Southern Living OCTOBER 2010
Yield: Makes 12 to 15 servings
Total:2 Hours
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 4 large), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
Browned-Butter Frosting,
Dark Chocolate Frosting, or
Cream Cheese Frosting
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
2. Stir together butter and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.
3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apples and 1 cup pecans. (Batter will be very thick, similar to a cookie dough.) Spread batter into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
4. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 45 minutes). Spread your choice of frosting over top of cake; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
Note:
Note: Total time does not include preparing frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
This recipe goes with Fresh Apple Cake
Southern Living OCTOBER 2010
Yield: Makes about 1 2/3 cups
Total:10 Minutes
Ingredients
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended. Stir in vanilla.