German Apple Cake

If a recipe has cream cheese icing I'm going to try it out - I mean how bad can something be if it has CREAM CHEESE ICING?!?!  When I saw  this recipe I was intrigued because of the sheer amount of apples.  I tried it out this weekend and it BLEW US AWAY!  Dare I say it's our favorite fall dessert?!?!  It was so easy, so moist, so tasty and just all around a great recipe to have on hand this Fall.  

What You'll Need...

3 large eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups chopped Granny Smith apples

3/4 cup chopped pecans

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons (unsalted) butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

Here's What You'll Do...

Step 1 - In a large bowl beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla.  

Step 2 - Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt and then add to the egg/oil mixture and mix well.  Fold in the apples and nuts and pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish.  

(Note - the recipe seemed CRAZY at this point and I was a total skeptic.  It seemed thick and weird but HAVE NO FEAR!!!)

Step 3 - Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean).  Cool.

Step 4 - Beat together the cream cheese and butter.  Beat in the powdered sugar and spread over cooled cake.

HAPPY Thursday and happy baking!!!