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Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake

Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake
The aroma and flavor of this old-fashioned tube cake will remind you of cakes your grandma made! The apple-walnut combination makes it perfect for fall...and it can be served for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
16 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour 25 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
  • 3 cups chopped peeled tart apples
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
  • well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder,
  • cinnamon, salt and mace; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in
  • apples and nuts. (Batter will be very stiff.)
  • Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan bake at 325° for
  • 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in
  • pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 16
  • servings.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 405 calories, 21 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 240 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013