Frosted Apple Cake Recipe

We just love apple cake. We made this last year for our Halloween party and it was a hit.

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: Halloween
• Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. ground cinnamon
• 1 t. salt
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 6 T apple juice, divided

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 in. baking pan. Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add applesauce, oil and eggs. Beat at low-speed until moistened.
2. Beat batter at high speed for 2 minutes. Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.
3. For frosting, heat butter in saucepan, stirring continually, over medium heat until light and browned. Beat melted butter, confectioners' sugar and 4 T apple juice in a bowl.
4. Add remaining apple juice to bowl to make frosting a "spreadable" consistency; beat until creamy. Stir in 1/4 cup walnuts. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Serves 16.