My Family's Favorite Fresh Apple Cake
Description
From an old family recipe found while cleaning out the homestead, this coffee cake sits atop a base of sliced fresh apples and is topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
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3 cups thinly sliced apples
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3 large eggs
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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup vegetable oil
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
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1 cup raisins
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
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1 lemon, zested
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan and spread apples evenly over the bottom.
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Beat eggs with a mixer until thick and light. Mix in sugar and oil.
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Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; add to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in walnuts, raisins, and vanilla extract; batter will be very thick. Spread batter over the apples in the pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
5
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in melted butter. Add confectioners' sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix until well combined. Spread frosting over the cooled cake.