French Vanilla Apple Cake

This cake is so moist and so good. I made it for company the other night and everyone loved it.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 14-16

Ingredients

• 1 (21 ounce) can  apple pie filling, divided
• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  yellow cake mix
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1⁄2 cup walnut pieces
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (16 ounce) cans  french  vanilla frosting
•  fresh apple, slices (optional)
•  lemon juice (optional)
•  additional walnut halves (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350; Butter& flour 2 8" round cake pans.
2. Remove 3/4 cup apple slices from pie filling; reserve.
3. At low speed beat cake mix, eggs, oil and remaining pie filling 30 seconds; increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
4. Divide batter between pans; bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean; cool 15 minutes.
5. Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
6. Meanwhile spread nuts on ungreased baking sheet; bake until lightly browned, about 6 minutes; cool.
7. Stire cinnamon into frosting.
8. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 3/4 cup frosting; arrange reserved apple slices from filling over frosting leaving 1" border around edge; top with remaining cake layer.
9. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting; press nuts all around bottom of cake where you left the 1" border.
10. If desired toss apples with lemon juice than pat dry; arrange on cake with walnut half.