Washington Apple Cake Recipe 455

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350ºF. BEAT first 6 ingredients and 1/2 cup sour cream in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in apples; pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan. BAKE 1 hour to 1 hour 5 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. WHISK powdered sugar, remaining sour cream and 1 tsp. water until blended; drizzle over cake. Let stand until glaze is firm.

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl beat the eggs on high speed with a hand mixer until mixed well , add the sugar and oil and beat well.
• 2. Mix the flour , cinnamon ,soda and the salt together and add to the creamed batter. Add the vanilla and walnuts or pecans.
• 3. Butter a 13x9" pan and spread the sliced apples on the bottom ; Pour the batter over top of the apples and spread out evenly to cover all the apples.
• 4. Bake @ 350° for 1 hr. or until tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Top should be a pale golden and apples should be tender. Remove from the oven and let cool ; frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 5. For the cream cheese : beat the cream cheese and the butter until smooth ; add the powdered sugar and lemon juice and beat until smooth and creamy.

Steps:

• Butter a 9x13" cake pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick and light in color.
• Combine sugar and oil and beat into eggs.
• Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Add to egg mixture along with vanilla.
• Stir in nuts.
• Spread apple slices in bottom of buttered cake pan.
• Pour batter over apples, spreading to cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees 1 hour or until top is pale golden and apples are cooked.
• Remove from oven.
• Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
• When completely cool top with cream cheese icing.
• Cream Cheese Icing:.
• Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• Beat in 1/4 c melted butter.
• Stir in 1-3/4 c confectioners sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice.
• Spread over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Beat eggs with a mixer until thick and light.
• Combine sugar and oil, pour into eggs with mixer on medium speed.
• Stir together flour, cinnamon, soda and salt.
• Add to egg mixture with vanilla.
• Beat to mix.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Spread apples in a butter 13"x9"x2" pan.
• Pour batter over apples, spreading to cover.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Spread with cream cheese icing.
• Keep refrigerated.
• Cream Cheese Icing: Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy.
• Beat in melted butter, then powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Spread over cooled cake.