Spiced Apple Walnut Cake With Cream Cheese Icing Recipes

APPLE SPICE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Put the softened butter in the bowl of your mixer and mix until smooth.
• Add the powdered sugar, apple pie spice and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes (longer if using a hand mixer) until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl mid-way through.
• Add pieces of softened cream cheese to the mixing bowl. The cream cheese should be soft enough that it combines easily into the butter/powdered sugar mixture. Beat on low/medium speed about 1 minute or until the cream cheese is blended in.
• Makes 6 cups frosting
• Use immediately or refrigerate. If you have beaten too long and it is too soft to pipe, just refrigerate for about 15 minutes and let it firm up again.
• ** You can make your own Apple Pie Spice by combining: 1 1/2 teaspoon (3g) cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon (2g) nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon (1g) allspice and two dashes of cloves, stir to blend.

APPLE WALNUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix into the batter. Fold in apples and nuts. , Spread into a 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. , For the frosting, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Whip until smooth and spread over cake.

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas 4). Butter and flour a 9-inch-square baking pan.
• Sift flour into a mixing bowl with the granulated sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and baking soda. Use a whisk or spoon to blend the dry ingredients thoroughly.
• Add the melted butter, applesauce, and the beaten egg and stir until the batter is well blended.
• Fold in the raisins and 1 cup of chopped walnuts. Stir to blend.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when the cake is done.
• Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and then carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and butter. Beat until fluffy.
• Beat in the confectioners' sugar, a little at a time.
• Add about 1 tablespoon of milk and the vanilla. Beat, adding more milk if needed for a fluffy spreading consistency.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake and then sprinkle the top with chopped walnuts, if desired.
• Serve and enjoy!

GERMAN APPLE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well.
• Fold in apples and nuts.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter.
• Add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth.
• Spread over cake.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE SPICE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Toss in the apples and stir to coat them with the butter. Add the lemon juice and the apple cider. Cook until the apples have softened and the cider has reduced by half. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and pulse into a coarse paste. Reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, both of the sugars and a pinch of salt. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the pureed apples, the egg and vanilla. Stir to combine. Toss in the walnuts and raisins.
• Butter and flour a loaf pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and put it in the preheated oven. Bake until a toothpick, inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely.
• Cut the cake in half equatorially and spread half of the icing on the bottom layer. Replace the top half and ice the top of the cake, leave the sides bare. Slice and serve.
• Beat together all of the ingredients in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.

SPICED APPLE-WALNUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• For the cake: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally butter and flour a 10-inch fluted tube or Bundt pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the apples, maple syrup, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. In batches, mix the dry ingredients into the apple mixture. Stir in the walnuts. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester or skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the icing: In a food processor, combine the powdered sugar, heavy cream, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons water, and vanilla. Process until smooth, adding more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the icing is pourable. Spoon the icing over the cake and allow to set for 20 minutes before slicing.