Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 3 cups coarsely shredded, peeled cooking apples (about 3 large apples)
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped California walnuts
• Lemon Sauce:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8×8 inch baking pan.

2. Into a large bowl, measure first 9 ingredients. With mixer at low speed, beat ingredients until just mixed. Add shredded apples; increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into pan and bake 5 to 50 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Serve warm or cold with Lemon Sauce.

3. Lemon Sauce: In 2 quart saucepan combine all ingredients except lemon juice. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk or hand beater, until mixture thickens (do not boil). Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

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