Apple Cake With Maple Walnut Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix into the batter. Fold in apples and nuts. , Spread into a 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. , For the frosting, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Whip until smooth and spread over cake.

Steps:

• For the cake: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally butter and flour a 10-inch fluted tube or Bundt pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the apples, maple syrup, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. In batches, mix the dry ingredients into the apple mixture. Stir in the walnuts. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester or skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the icing: In a food processor, combine the powdered sugar, heavy cream, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons water, and vanilla. Process until smooth, adding more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the icing is pourable. Spoon the icing over the cake and allow to set for 20 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Butter and flour three 9" cake pans. Sift 2 1/2 cups flour and next 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Toss currants with remaining 1 tablespoon flour in a small bowl to coat; mix in walnuts. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, brandy and vanilla in a large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in half of flour mixture and apple sauce, then remaining flour mixture. Stir in currants and walnuts. Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cut around sides to loosen cakes; turn out onto racks and cool. FOR FROSTING: Using electric mixer beat butter and sugar in large bowl until blended. Beat in cream cheese then maple syrup and flavoring. Chill until beginning to firm, about 20 minutes. Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with second layer; spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with 3rd layer. Spread 1 cup frosting in a thin layer over cake. Chill 15 minutes. Spread remaining frosting over cake. Press 2 cups walnuts halfway up sides of cake. Chill until frosting is set at least 30 minutes.