Apple Walnut Cake with Lemon Butter Frosting

Name: Apple Walnut Cake with Lemon Butter Frosting
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 c chopped apples; 2 c sugar; 2 eggs; ½ c vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 c all purpose flour; 2 tsp baking soda (dissolve in bit of water); 2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp salt; 1 c chopped walnuts or pecans; 4 Tbsp butter; 3 c powdered sugar; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 1-2 Tbsp cold water

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By Carol Powell
@memtiques

I got this recipe from a coworker over 35 years ago. The cake is super moist and flavorful and the lemon frosting accents the flavor of the cake - so delicious!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Serves:

Prep:

1 Hr

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

4 c

chopped apples
2 c

sugar
2

eggs
½ c

vegetable oil
2 tsp

vanilla
2 c

all purpose flour
2 tsp

baking soda (dissolve in bit of water)
2 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

salt
1 c

chopped walnuts or pecans
4 Tbsp

butter
3 c

powdered sugar
2 Tbsp

lemon juice
1-2 Tbsp

cold water
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How to Make Apple Walnut Cake with Lemon Butter Frosting

Step-by-Step

Combine apples and sugar and set aside.
Beat eggs. Beat in oil and vanilla.
Mix flour, soda, cinnamon and salt.
Stir in alternately with sugar-apple mixture.
Stir in nuts.
Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour and cool.
Frosting: Cream 4 TBSP butter.
Add the 3 cups of powdered sugar.
Beat in lemon juice (2 TBSP) and enough cold water (1-2 TBSP) to make icing spread easily.
Beat and apread on cake.

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About Apple Walnut Cake with Lemon Butter Frosting

Course/Dish: Cakes

Main Ingredient: Fruit

Regional Style: American

Hashtags: #apple #walnut

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