French Vanilla Apple Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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This cake is so moist and so good. I made it for company the other night and everyone loved it. Ingredients:
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling, divided |
1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix |
3 eggs |
1/3 cup oil |
1/2 cup walnut pieces |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
2 (16 ounce) cans french vanilla frosting |
fresh apple, slices (optional) |
lemon juice (optional) |
additional walnut halves (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350; Butter& flour 2 8 round cake pans.
2. Remove 3/4 cup apple slices from pie filling; reserve.
3. At low speed beat cake mix, eggs, oil and remaining pie filling 30 seconds; increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
4. Divide batter between pans; bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean; cool 15 minutes.
5. Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
6. Meanwhile spread nuts on ungreased baking sheet; bake until lightly browned, about 6 minutes; cool.
7. Stire cinnamon into frosting.
8. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 3/4 cup frosting; arrange reserved apple slices from filling over frosting leaving 1 border around edge; top with remaining cake layer.
9. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting; press nuts all around bottom of cake where you left the 1 border.
10. If desired toss apples with lemon juice than pat dry; arrange on cake with walnut half.
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