Washington Apple Cake Recipe
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Washington Apple Cake

By: Alice 
"This recipe keeps well and freezes even better. My family and friends love it. Great for those parties when you need to take a dessert or just because you have a sweet tooth."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 cups thinly sliced apples
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  • 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch pan. Spread apples evenly over the bottom of the pan.
  2. Beat eggs with mixer until thick and light. Combine sugar and oil and add to eggs.
  3. Stir together flour, cinnamon, soda and salt. Add to egg mixture and beat in. stir in nuts and vanilla. Batter will be very thick.
  4. Spread batter over apples in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool. Spread with Cream Cheese Icing.
  5. To make Cream Cheese Icing: Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in 1/4 cup melted butter, then beat in confectioners sugar and lemon juice. Spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 317 | Total Fat: 17.5g | Cholesterol: 39mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2006 by Maggie   view full review
I LOVE this recipe. I've made it many times. The first time I made it, I bought the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by LoLinex   view full review
Both of my grandmothers use to make this cake when I was a child. One grandmother used vanilla...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2005 by MARILYN68   view full review
this cake is awesome...orginal cake....and the 3 eggs makes it more tender...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2009 by Sharra_Kitty Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This cake used to be on the menu at a restaurant I worked at. I reduced the sugar and oil...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2009 by Donna   view full review
Is this cake supposed to have a very thick crunchy crust? The middle was nice and moist and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by Jennifer Gray   view full review
I have made this recipe for years. Everyone loves it. I got this recipe in a recipe collection...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2007 by Ameenab   view full review
WOW! I love this recipe! We only eat granny smith apples and I ended up with a bag that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2007 by TABLESPOON   view full review
A good, if somewhat ordinary, cake with a nice moist texture. Like similar cakes, I think it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2008 by Ghost Whisperer   view full review
My SISTER makes this cake and flat REFUSES to share the recipe with us! Oh, but she...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2005 by Charlotte   view full review
The flavour was nice... but definitely too much oil in it.

 

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