William Tell's Never-Miss Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients

PRALINE ICING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar, divided
4 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

•In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg; set aside.

• In a large bowl, beat oil with remaining sugar and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture until blended. Stir in the apples, carrots and pecans.

• Transfer half of the apple batter to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan; layer with cream cheese mixture and remaining apple batter.

• Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

• In a large saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Yield: 12 servings.
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REVIEWS:

Awesome/Yummy/Superb!

Fabulous recipe; a little work to make but worth every minute!!!!!

I had some apples that were getting soft and needed to use. This was the perfect recipe for it.

Very moist with a good texture!

Was very good. The icing I cooked too long so turned to sugar. Will make for a Senior Church lunch bunch.

This rich cake melts in your mouth!

Friends family everyone loved this cake

THIS CAKE IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! WONDERFUL RECIPE. I HAVE MADE IT TWICE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS!

This cake was amazing!!! Great flavor and super moist!!!

This cake is delicious - not too sweet but very tasty. I used Granny smith apples.

This cake is wonderful! I made it to try it out and shared some with family and co-workers. I ended up making it twice more on request for parties. I used fat free cream cheese and substituted applesauce for half the oil. With the applesauce substitution it did take around 5 minutes or so longer to bake. The applesauce made it nice & moist and made the flavor pop a little more. Everyone agreed that the substitution made it even better.

This cake is ideal!! It is well recommended and I would do it again!

Absolutely delicious and beautiful presentation. A winner!

This tasted delicious, but you would be ill advised to eat two slices, or even one, because two slices would be about 1200 calorie. For a person on a 1400 calorie diet (like the Comfort Food Diet) that would be nearly a days worth of calories, mostly from fat and sugar. A great thing to make occasionally, but eating just one piece a week could set you back if your were trying to lose weight.

Delicious!!! I have had several requests to make it again. I used Granny Smith apples

I thought this cake would be much better than it was after the reviews. It did taste a little better on day 2. I have had many other apple cakes that taste much better than this one. The whole family was disappointed.

Hands down, this is the most delicious cake I made in 2011. When someone asks me for the recipe, I know it's a keeper.

I made this cake for the first time for our church bazaar. As it was cooling on the table, I turned to make the glaze. When I turned around to get the cake, my dog had jumped on the chair and took a huge hunk our of the side of the cake. What to d0??? I tasted the part that was left and it was soooo good, I made another one for the church. It was one of the first items sold.

Our favorite. I'm making it again for another birthday! People always talk about this cake. They think I'm a great baker thanks to you. Keep them coming!

I made this cake for a party where there were loads of desserts. My cake was the talk of the night. Everybody loved it. Worried that I might not get it out of the pan I buttered the fluted pan liberally. The cake came right out. Will definitely make this again.

I made it for Thanksgiving - great recipe!!

This is now in my top 10 of cakes. Great cake!

I baked it for my family for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit! Very easy to follow, comes out perfect each time. Thank you!

This cake is easy to make but labor-intensive; lots of chopping and peeling. I suggest you make it the day before you plan to serve it, because it is delicious after it has set awhile.

GREAT!! Easy and fancy enough to show off. The cream cheese filling is great. I added crushed pineapples and put in my spice cake.. What a wonderful find!

Very good, moist, easy recipe to make. I forgot the pecans and it didn't really matter. Would be great either way. Also I was out of vegetable oil so I substituted applesauce cup for cup. Very good.

Yum! Takes a little time to shred carrots and chop apples, but well worth the effort. I agree with several others, it would be just as good without the cream cheese filling or icing, but both are good with the cake.

I missed a beat on prep., total sugar should have been no more than 1 cup. The taste was so sweet that the apples were not noticed. I would like to try again with only 3/4 cup sugar in batter. That may even be too much. Why would so much sugar be required when the recipes apples?

Delicious!!!!