This cake is a family fav and so worth the trouble. It’s got two steps, but otherwise is very straight forward. It feeds a lot of people, mostly because it is quite rich. A small portion goes a long way!
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 Granny Smith apple, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Cream Cheese Topper:
- 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup oatmeal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease a 9×13 pan.
- Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt & cinnamon) & set aside.
- Melt butter and place in a large bowl.
- Mix in sugar, vanilla & eggs.
- Add in buttermilk and mix.
- Now, add in the flour mixture & mix thoroughly.
- Fold in chopped apples & pecans.
- Spread in prepared pan and set aside.
- Now make your cream cheese topper. Beat the cream cheese & eggs.
- Add in the powdered sugar & oatmeal. Beat until smooth.
- Carefully spoon over the cake batter.
- Bake for 45 minutes until lightly golden on top.
