Fresh Apple Cake

This cake is great with a cup of coffee. Sometimes I divide the batter into two 8-inch cake pans and give one as a gift.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 15

Ingredients

• Cake

• 4  cups apples, peeled and diced
• 2  eggs
• 2  cups white sugar
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter the bottom only of a 9x13-inch pan; set aside.
3. In mixing bowl, beat all cake ingredients for 2 minutes.
4. Pour into prepared pan.
5. In small bowl, combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over cake batter.
6. Bake for about 1 hour or when a toothpick inserted in center comes out dry.
7. Note: When I make two 8-inch cakes I line the cake pans with foil.
8. They don't take as long to bake.
9. When the cakes have cooled I remove the cake and foil from the pan then peel the foil off the cake taking care not to disturb the crumb topping.
10. This cake also freezes well.