Apple Butter Cake With Spiced Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temp. for 30 minutes. Meanwhile grease 2 8x1 1/2 inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening. Add sugar and vanilla, beat until well combined. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture beating well after each addition. Add apple butter mix well. Spread into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake layers on wire rack. Frost with spice frosting.
• Spice Frosting: 1 Cup shortening, 1/2 jar marshmallow cream, 4 cups powder sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, 1/4 teaspoons, ginger, 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg, 3-4 tablespoons milk. Mix until well blended and smooth.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. Generously spread frosting over top and partially down side of cake. To serve, cut cake with serrated knife.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Cool.
• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until blended. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in apples and 1 cup of the toasted pecans. (Batter will be very thick, similar to cookie dough.) Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart heavy saucepan, cook 1 cup butter over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to turn golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and pour into small bowl. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until butter begins to solidify.
• Beat browned butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with milk, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cake. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.