Gran's Apple Cake Recipe

Name: Gran's Apple Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1-2/3 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 6 cups chopped peeled tart apples; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; FROSTING:; 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Gran's Apple Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/gran-s-apple-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"My grandmother occasionally brought over this wonderful cake warm from the oven. The spicy apple flavor combined with the sweet cream cheese frosting made this dessert a treasured recipe. Even though I've lightened it up, it's still a family favorite. —Lauris Conrad, Turlock, California..."

INGREDIENTS

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1-2/3 cups sugar

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2 large eggs

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1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

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2 tablespoons canola oil

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 teaspoons baking soda

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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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3/4 teaspoon salt

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6 cups chopped peeled tart apples

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1/2 cup chopped pecans

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FROSTING:

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4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese

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2 tablespoons butter, softened

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 cup confectioners' sugar

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