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Apple, Raisin, Walnut Cake

Name: Apple, Raisin, Walnut Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 3 large 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 whole milk; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup broken walnuts

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Oct. 02, 2022

The girls and boys in my junior high home economics classes like this cake because it's not too sweet. I like it because it has high fiber and nutritional value—the apples are used unpeeled. Parents who have apple trees are always glad to donate the apples!

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Ingredients

3 large 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 whole 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 flour mixture. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; beat slightly. Bake at 350° in greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Check for doneness after 25 minutes.

To make frosting, melt butter in saucepan; stir in flour until mixture bubbles. Add milk, stirring with wire whisk until mixture thickens. Cool. Add sugar and vanilla to cooked mixture; mix until smooth and blended. Spread on cooled cake; sprinkle with nuts.

Apple, Raisin, Walnut Cake

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