Apple Pecan Cake With Cinnamon Frosting |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I received this from a message board I belong to. I am posting here for safe keeping. Ingredients:
2 eggs |
2 cups sugar |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil |
2 tablespoons lemon juice, strained |
1 tablespoon lemon rind |
3 cups plain flour |
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
3 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored and grated |
2 1/4 cups pecans, chopped |
4 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened |
3/4 cup sweet butter |
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar |
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
3/4 teaspoon vanilla |
3/4 cup pecans, chopped |
40 whole pecans |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a tube pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until frothy.
4. Beat in sugar, salt, vanilla, and vegetable oil, lemon juice and lemon rind. Beat until well blended and set aside.
5. In a separate bowl, measure out 3 cups of flour. Add bakingsoda, cinnamon and nutmeg and sift ingredients together.
6. Gradually beat the dry ingredients into sugar-egg mixture until well blended. Stir in the grated apples and chopped nuts.
7. Pour cake batter in pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until done.
8. Cool in pan for a few minutes then invert onto plate allow to cool completly.
9. In a large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except pecans. Beat until fluffy. Spread onto cool cake.
10. Sprinkle top with chopped pecans. Garnish base with whole pecans.
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