Apple Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 2010) – Cool autumn days inspire us to take advantage of the season's bounty. A visit to an apple orchard, a food festival or farmer’s market is a wonderful family outing and provides the freshest produce available.
Martha White® Baking Expert Linda Carman observes, "Delicious and affordable, fall apples are wonderfully versatile, equally at home in a pie or as a companion to meats like pork. However, apple desserts probably top the all-time favorite list."
Sour Cream Apple Walnut Cake is the perfect fall dessert. Moist and spicy, this cake is quick and easy to stir up. You don’t even need to get out the mixer. Nice to have on hand for after school snacks or dessert with friends and family, it also travels well to a bake sale or pot luck dinner. The cream cheese glaze stays soft, so transport in a cake carrier or purchase a disposable one at the store.
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Sour Cream Apple Walnut Cake
Cake
3 cups Martha White® All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups peeled, chopped apples
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Glaze
4 oz. cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan. Whisk together flour, soda, salt and cinnamon in large bowl. Set aside. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in butter, oil, sugar, sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
2. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.
3. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add enough milk to make desired consistency to spoon over cake. Store in refrigerator.
Makes 16 servings
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