Apple Cake with Creamy Frosting
The creamy frosting on this rich and flavorful apple cake is very special. It makes a thin frosting, but it soaks into the cake as it cools.
INEXPENSIVE
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 16
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup canola oil
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 medium apples, peeled and chopped
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 9″ × 13″ cake pan with nonstick baking spray containing flour and set aside.
In large bowl, beat eggs with sugar and brown sugar for 4 minutes. Add oil, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla and mix.
Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and beat well; batter will be thick. Fold in the apples and walnuts and spread in prepared pan.
Bake for 50–60 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center.
When cake comes out of oven, make frosting. In large saucepan, mix ½ cup sugar, buttermilk, ½ cup butter, and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and baking soda, and then pour over hot cake. Cool completely.
