Washington Apple Cake

Name: Washington Apple 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; 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon juice

14 ingredients

5 steps

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
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.