Frosted Apple Cake

Serves 16

NOTE: Make apple cake 1~2 days before serving will improve flavor and moistness. Cover with plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 cups Applesauce
• 3/4 cups Vegetable Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Chopped Walnut, divided

Frosting

• 1/2 cup Butter or Margarine
• 4 1/2 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
• 6 tablespoons Apple Juice, divided (Use orange juice if you want it a citric tone instead)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
3. Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add applesauce, oil and eggs.
4. Beat at low speed until moistened.
5. Beat batter at high speed for 2 minutes.
6. Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts.
7. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (more like 45-50 minutes).
9. Cool in pan.
10. For frosting, heat butter in a saucepan, stirring continually, over medium heat until lightly browned.
11. Beat melted butter, confectioners’ sugar and 4 tablespoons apple juice in a bowl.
12. Add remaining apple juice to bowl to make frosting a “spreadable” consistency; beat until creamy.
13. Stir in 1/4 cup walnuts.
14. Spread over cake and sprinkle remaining walnuts.