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Easy Apple Cake Recipe

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Flavored with cinnamon and apples, Sherry Ashenfelter’s rich, old-fashioned apple cake is moist, dense and down-home delicious. Even better, it 's quick to fix and, served warm with whipped cream or a dollop of frozen custard, one of her Waterville, Ohio family’s very favorite recipes for decades.

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20 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/4 cups whipped topping

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in apples and walnuts.
Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping. Yield: 20 servings.

Lighter version: Makeover Easy Apple Cake

Nutrition Facts: 1 piece with 1 tablespoon topping equals 278 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 169 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Easy Apple Cake published in Light & Tasty February/March 2008

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