German Apple Cake

I’ve been blessed lately with an overabundance of apples, as I’m sure many of you have.  One of my favorite things to do with lots of apples, specifically Golden Delicious apples, is make my mom’s German Apple Cake.

She has been making this cake every since I can remember.   As a kid, when the air got cool and the leaves started changing color, we knew that apple cake and apple crisp were in the very near future.  Of course mine and my sister’s favorite part was each getting a beater to lick after my mom had whipped up the cream cheese frosting.  I’m sure I tried more than once to either steal or somehow trick my sister into giving me her beater…I was obnoxious like that.

I love making this cake as an adult because not only of the memories, but I can appreciate the simple goodness of it even more now.  The flavor of cinnamon and chunks of soft apples along with the smooth cream cheese frosting are downright yummy.  And I love that it forms kind a kind of sugary “crust” along the edges.  So, so, SO good.  If you have apples coming out your ears, try this cake.  You’ll love it.

German Apple Cake
 
Ingredients
Cake
  • 2 c. All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 c. Granulated Sugar
  • 2 t. Cinnamon
  • 1 t. Baking Soda
  • ½ t. Salt
  • 1 c. Vegetable Oil
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 2 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 4 c. Peeled, Sliced/Chunked Apples (About 4-5 apples. I prefer golden delicious.)
  • ½-3/4 c. Black Walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • ½ c. (1 stick) Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese, cold
  • 5 c. Powdered Sugar, sifted
  • ½ t. Salt
  • 1 T. Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
For the Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray (which is what I did) or grease and flour.
  2. Whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in oil, eggs and vanilla. Add the apples and walnuts, mix in thoroughly and let set for 5 minutes or so, allowing the juices to soak into the batter. Spread into your baking pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes (mine took 40) until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely and then frost with cream cheese frosting.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Cream the butter and cream cheese on high until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar and mix thoroughly on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until smooth. Add vanilla and salt and thoroughly incorporate.
Notes
Serves 18

 

 

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