Harvest Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

By Kathy Johnson

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 cups grated apples (peeled)
• 1/2 — 1 cup nuts
• Frosting:
• 8-oz. package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs and oil until foamy. Add the next 6 ingredients and mix with hand or stand mixer until well incorporated. Mix grated apples in gently. Add nuts in by hand until well combined.

Pour into a lightly greased and floured pan (9'' x 13'' or 2 rounds for a layer cake) and bake for 45 minutes — 1 hour. Check regularly while baking to make sure the top doesn't get too done. It should be a nice golden color and cooked all the way through — a knife should come clean when tested in the center. Cool completely.

While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting by adding the cream cheese and butter to a bowl. Cream together using a hand or stand mixer. Add in vanilla and powdered sugar and fully incorporate. Frost the cake once it's cool.