Cakes and Frostings

Apple Walnut Cake

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Vegetable oil
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 4 cups Shredded unpeeled apples
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup Raisins
  • 3/4 cup Walnuts, chopped
  • FROSTING :
  • 1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
  • 5 tablespoons Flour
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped

    • Beat eggs and oil in mixing bowl until foamy; add sugar and vanilla, mix well. Add apples; set aside. In bowl mix dry ingredients together; add walnuts and raisins. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture; beat slightly. Pour into a greased 9X13 pan bake 350 for 25 minutes, or until tests done. Cool. For frosting melt butter in saucepan; stir in flour until mixture bubbles. Add milk, stirring with whisk until thickened. Cool. Add sugar and vanilla; mix until smooth and blended. Frost cake and sprinkle with additional walnuts.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Lana Luckert of Martin, South Dakota. 

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