Easy Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

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Easy Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Author Stacey Little

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups self rising flour (make your own)
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 apples (peeled, cored, and chopped (I used Granny Smith))

For the icing:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt
splash of milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300°F and lightly spray a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. With a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Stir in the apples. Spread the batter into the prepared pan evenly. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool completely.

For the icing:

Beat the butter and brown sugar together with a hand mixer or with a stand mixer. Mix very well. Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add a pinch of salt and mix well. Add a splash or two of milk and mix well to get the icing to spreading consistency. Spread on top of the cooled cake.

* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste.

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