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Apple Butter Snack Cake

This moist apple cake combines shredded apples, apple butter, pecans, and cinnamon, then finishes with a simple butter frosting.

$0.60per serving $
65 minstart to table
16servings

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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup apple butter
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 cups shredded peeled apple
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • cinnamon sugar (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
  2. Whisk the eggs, sugar, apple butter, canola oil, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt, then fold in the apples and pecans.
  4. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the center is firm.
  5. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then beat the butter and confectioners' sugar with enough water to make frosting.
  6. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.

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