Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting ½ cup butter, melted 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 tsp ground cinnamon 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 1 cup chopped pecan Cream Cheese Frosting Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apple slices and 1 cup pecans. Spread into a greased 13-x9- inch pan. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with pecans if desired. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 12 to 15 servings. Cream Cheese Frosting 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened 3 T butter, softened 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended. Stir in vanilla. Yield: 1 2/3 cups. |