Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

Name: Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups (276g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 2/3 cups (330g) granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons Apple Pie Spice or 1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon each ginger and nutmeg; 2 large eggs at room temperature; 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter softened; 4 cups (425g) peeled cored finely chopped apple (1/4" to 1/2") about 1 1/3 pounds whole apples; 1 cup (113g) diced toasted walnuts or pecans; 7 tablespoons (99g) butter; 2/3 cup (142g) brown sugar packed; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup (57g) milk; 2 1/4 cups (255g) confectioners' sugar sifted; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon vanilla-butternut flavor

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:47min

This cake is an old, old favorite of ours. It's a cake where the whole is definitely more than the sum of the parts. The moist, semi-chunky cake, spread with the frosting equivalent of brown sugar fudge, is perfect served with a cup of coffee or, better still, a glass of ice-cold milk. Our thanks to the wonderful Bakery Lane Soup Bowl cookbook for the inspiration for this recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:41:26 GMT