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Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 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

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour 25 min. + cooling

Makes

16 servings

Updated: Sep. 24, 2022

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.

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
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.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 405 calories, 21g fat (8g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 240mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 2g fiber), 8g protein.

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