Smoky Mountain Apple Cake

Smoky Mountain Apple Cake

DifficultyBeginner

Yields10 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 15 mins

 ½ cup Butter, melted
 2 cups Sugar
 2 l Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2 cups All Purpose Flour
 1 tsp Baking Soda
 1 tsp Salt
 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
 4 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced
 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
 1 Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)

1

Instructions:
Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.

Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Add to butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apple slices and 1 cup walnuts. Spread into a greased 13” x 9” pan.

Bake at 350º F. for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
3 tbsps butter or margarine, softened
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:
Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended. Add vanilla and blend.

Ingredients

 ½ cup Butter, melted
 2 cups Sugar
 2 l Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2 cups All Purpose Flour
 1 tsp Baking Soda
 1 tsp Salt
 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
 4 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced
 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
 1 Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)

Directions

1

Instructions:
Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.

Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Add to butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apple slices and 1 cup walnuts. Spread into a greased 13” x 9” pan.

Bake at 350º F. for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
3 tbsps butter or margarine, softened
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:
Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended. Add vanilla and blend.

Notes

Smoky Mountain Apple Cake