This cake is so moist and delicious!
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups grated apples
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Non-Sweet Frosting:
1 cup butter, cubed
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup broken walnuts
Directions
-Beat eggs and oil together in a bowl until foamy; add sugar and vanilla and continue to beat. Add apples, beating slightly; set aside.
-Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; add raisins and walnuts to the flour mixture. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; beat slightly.
-Bake at 350° in greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Check for doneness after 25 minutes.
-To make the frosting, melt butter in a saucepan; stir in flour until the mixture bubbles.
-Add milk, stirring with a wire whisk until the mixture thickens. Cool.
-Add sugar and vanilla to the cooked mixture; mix until smooth and blended.
-Spread on the cooled cake; sprinkle with nuts.
-Makes 12 servings.
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