Apple Pecan Cake with Cinnamon

==Description==
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
==Ingredients==
=== Cake ===
* 2 eggs
* 2 cups sugar
* ½ tsp salt
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 1½ cups vegetable oil
* 2 tbsp lemon juice, strained
* 1 tbsp lemon rind
* 3 cups plain flour
* 1¼ tsp baking soda
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
* 3 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and grated
* 2¼ cups pecans, chopped
=== Frosting ===
* 4½ oz cream cheese, softened
* ¾ cup sweet butter
* 1½ cups confectioners' sugar
* ¾ tsp cinnamon
* ¾ tsp vanilla
=== Garnish ===
* ¾ cup chopped pecans
* 40 whole pecans
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
# In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until frothy.
# Beat in sugar, salt, vanilla, and vegetable oil, lemon juice and lemon rind.
# Beat until well blended and set aside.
# In a separate bowl, measure out 3 cups of flour.
# Add baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg and sift ingredients together.
# Gradually beat the dry ingredients into sugar-egg mixture until well blended.
# Stir in the grated apples and chopped nuts.
# Butter a tube pan and flour lightly.
# Pour in cake batter and bake at 355 degrees for 1½ hours or until done.
# Cool in pan for a few minutes.
# In a large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except pecans.
# Beat until fluffy.
# Spread onto cool cake.
# Sprinkle top with chopped pecans.
# Garnish base with whole pecans.
# Enjoy.
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Category:World Recipes
Category:Cake Recipes
Category:Cream cheese Recipes
Category:Granny Smith apple Recipes
Category:Pecan Recipes
Category:Vanilla extract Recipes
Category:Lemon juice Recipes
Category:Lemon peel Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes