Apple Spice Cake with Walnuts and Currants

Name: Apple Spice Cake with Walnuts and Currants
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 mediums Jonagold apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 227 grams package cream cheese, room temperature; 237 milliliters dried currants; 1 teaspoon generous teaspoon dried currants; 1 large egg; 1 egg white; 2 mediums Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 237 milliliters (packed) powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters walnut pieces; 237 milliliters toasted walnuts, chopped

This recipe makes 10 servings with 644 calories, 9g of protein, and 34g of fat each. If $1.56 per serving falls in your budget, Apple Spice Cake with Walnuts and Currants might be an outstanding vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up currants, egg white, ground allspice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F. Line large baking sheet with foil. Beat egg white in medium bowl until foamy.

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Aluminum Foil

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Mix in remaining ingredients.

Spread walnuts in single layer on prepared sheet.

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Walnuts

Spread

Bake until walnuts are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet.

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Walnuts

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Transfer walnuts to work surface and chop coarsely.

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Walnuts

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat.

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Butter

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Add all apples; cover and simmer until apples are juicy and almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 18 minutes. Uncover and simmer until almost all juices evaporate, about 6 minutes. Using potato masher, mash apples in pan. Cool.

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Apple

Potato

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Frying Pan

Position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour two 8-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk flour and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 3/4 cup butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in half of flour mixture on low speed, then all of applesauce, then remaining flour mixture.

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Applesauce

Butter

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Sugar

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Whisk

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Mix in 1 cup toasted walnuts and currants.

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Currants

Walnuts

Divide batter between pans; smooth tops.

Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 5 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool.

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Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until fluffy.

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Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat to blend.

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Vanilla

Place 1 cake layer on plate; spread 1/2 cup icing over top. Top with second cake layer.

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Icing

Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake. Arrange cinnamon-sugar walnuts in ring 1/2 inch in from edge of cake.

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Sugar

Sprinkle walnuts with currants. Chill cake until icing sets, about 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

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Currants

Walnuts

Icing