Chunky Apple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar
chopped pecans, toasted (optional)

Preparation

Cake: Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients.
Add to butter mixture, stirring until blended.
Stir in apple slices and 1 cup pecans.
Spread into a greased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with pecans, if desired.
Cream Cheese Frosting; Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Gradually add confectioner's sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla extract.