Christina's Recipes...March Comfort Food...Apple Cake

Somehow, there's something so cozy about warm cake--and add in cream cheese icing--and we have a winner! By the way, I took this to our church's Game Day--does your church have fun get-togethers like that? We eat and then play all sorts of board games, ping pong, etc. Just fellowshipping!

Washington Apple Cake

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups 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 or pecans, optional

4 cups thinly sliced, pared apples (about 5 medium); I use Granny Smith for cooking

Cream cheese icing (see below)

Directions:

1. In large bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick and light. Combine sugar and oil. Beat into eggs

2. Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add to egg mixture along with vanilla. Stir in walnuts (I left out because we have several at church with nut allergies and the cake was still yummy).

3. Spread apples in buttered 13x9x2 pan. Pour batter over apples, spreading to cover.

4. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until top is pale golden and apples are cooked. Remove from oven. Cool.

5. Spread with cream cheese icing, if desired.

6. OR you could top with slightly sweetened whipped cream flavored with vanilla extract.

Cream Cheese Icing:

Beat 6 ounces softened cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in 1/4 cup melted butter. Stir in 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Spread over cooled cake.

People went back with seconds!