Chipped Apple Cake With Cream Cheese Topping Food

CHIPPED APPLE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Steps:

• Stir the apple slices and sugar together in a large bowl & let stand for one hour.
• Add oil, baking soda, baking powder, flour, vanilla, eggs, walnuts, & raisins to the apples & sugar and mix together well. You may need to add a little milk (start with 1 Tablespoon) to make the batter stirrable, depending on the juiciness of the apples.
• Pour the batter into a cooking-sprayed 13 x 9 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
• Sprinkle with a little confectioner's sugar, if desired. Serve warm or cooled. Top with Cream Cheese Topping or whipped cream.
• CREAM CHEESE TOPPING: Beat all ingredients together using a mixer until well-blended. Chill until ready to use.

APPLE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together apples and sugar.
• Stir in oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
• Add flour mixture to apple mixture; stir until combined.
• Fold in 1 cup pecans.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8 or 9-inch round baking pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
• For frosting: In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in caramel ice cream topping.
• Gradually beat in 2 cups sifted powdered sugar.
• Beat in 2 1/4 cups additional powdered sugar to reach the appropriate spreading consistency.
• Place one cake layer on a serving platter.
• Frost top of this cake layer.
• Add the second cake layer on top; frost top and sides with remaining frosting.
• Garnish with additional pecan pieces and drizzle with extra caramel ice cream topping.
• Cover and store in the refrigerator.