Harvest Cake
This old-fashioned Harvest Cake is made with fresh apples, warm spices, crunchy nuts, and topped with a cream cheese frosting for the perfect cozy fall dessert.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 807kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups diced apples This was about 4-5 gala apples.
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 3 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup nuts chopped - I used pecans but walnuts can be used as well
Frosting:
- 16 ounces block cream cheese 2, 8 ounce boxes, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick - softened
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° degrees F.
- Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel and dice apples. Place apples in a large mixing bowl with 2 cups sugar. Stir to combine and allow it to sit for an hour.
- Add in oil and eggs. Stir to combine.
- Then, in a different mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir until combined
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- Pour the dry ingredients in to the apple sugar mixture and stir to combine. Add in nuts, and stir to combine.
- Pour in the prepared greased 9x13 pan, and spread in to an even layer.
- Bake at 350 degrees, for 35-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in to the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- When the cake has cooled, prepare the cream cheese frosting.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese and softened butter. Add in vanilla extract and mix.
- Next, gradually add in powdered sugar, and mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer.
- You may also want to add 1-2 tablespoons of heavy cream to thin it out if desired, for easier spreading.
- Spread on as an even layer, to the cooled cake.
- This harvest cake can be served right away but it also tastes great if stored in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 807kcal | Carbohydrates: 116g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 566mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 84g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 2mg
