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Chunky Apple Cake with Browned Butter Frosting

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  • Servings 16
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Show ‘em some fresh-from-the-oven love with this cinnamon-spiced cake filled with walnuts and hearty chunks of apple. The icing on top? Creamy vanilla browned butter frosting.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 2, 2010

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups coarsely chopped peeled baking apples (3 medium)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter (do not use margarine)
  • 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 to 3 tablespoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
  • 3
    Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • 4
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. Generously spread frosting over top and partially down side of cake. To serve, cut cake with serrated knife.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    The best baking apples are slightly tart. Top choices are Granny Smith, Braeburn, Cortland, Northern Spy and Rome Beauty.
  • tip 2
    Browned butter frosting has a sweet, nutty flavor that pairs well with this apple cake.

Nutrition

670 Calories, 31g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 91g Total Carbohydrate, 68g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
670
Calories from Fat
280
Total Fat
31g
48%
Saturated Fat
16g
78%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
115mg
38%
Sodium
490mg
20%
Potassium
125mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
91g
30%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
68g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
6
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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