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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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When my sister Catherine made an apple cake for me, I asked her for the recipe. I made it a short time later and added some pears to the recipe, since we have pear trees on our acreage. The cake was very moist and tasted so good. Now every time I make it, people want my recipe. Ingredients:
2 cups shredded peeled tart apple |
2 cups shredded peeled pears |
2 cups sugar |
1-1/4 cups canola oil |
1 cup raisins |
1 cup chopped pecans |
2 eggs, lightly beaten |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
cream cheese frosting: |
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened |
3 cups confectioners' sugar |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
2 tablespoons milk |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Combine dry ingredients; stir into the fruit mixture.
2. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
3. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' and butter until smooth. Beat in the milk and vanilla; frost cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-15 servings.
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