German Apple Cake Recipe

By Shirl

"My mother made this cake for me and my brothers during our childhood," says Edie DeSpain, a field editor from Logan, Utah. "It's excellent anytime of the year for potlucks or picnics."

Ingredients

• * FROSTING:
• 3 * 3 eggs
• 2 * 2 cups sugar
• 1 * 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 * 4 cups chopped peeled tart apples
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 * 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 2 * 2 teaspoons butter, softened
• 2 * 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

# In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in apples and nuts. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
# In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.