Apple Walnut Cake with Hot Topping

It's fall, y'all! So many wonderful things to enjoy about this season.
First of all, it's cool but no snow yet (at least not here).
The leaves are looking gorgeous in the mountains of Virginia.
And the food! Oh mercy, the food.

The words fall and apples go hand in hand (oh, and pumpkins too).

I am always so grateful to have a friend with us in the kitchen and this friend is sharing an A-MAZING fall treat with us today. 
Her name is Becky (although I like to call her Rebecca Ann, you'll see why in a minute) and 
she writes for her blog, Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves. 

Becky is not only a great cook and baker, but she is a big advocate and supporter of the American Cancer Society. 
She is such an amazing lady in so many ways and I'm as pleased as punch to have her here with us today.

Everyone, I hope you'll give a warm country welcome to Rebecca Ann. Um, I mean Becky.
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Hi, Everybody,

I am Becky, from Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves. I am so honored to be in Brandie's kitchen having a cup of coffee with her. I met Brandie not long after I started blogging.  She has always been there for support and encouragement, and has been a great friend. I bet that you didn't know that we have several things in common. First we both have southern roots, mine being Southern IL, which is "Southern", to me.  The other being that Brandie's Mom and I have the same first and middle name, Rebecca Ann.  It's true.

When I found out I would be a Guest Blogger in Brandie's kitchen I began to mull over my recipes.  It had to be an easy recipe, delicious, and time tested. I thought of the perfect recipe, Apple Walnut Cake.  I have been making this recipe, since I  was in college in the late 60's, long before many of you were born.  I got this recipe from The Chicago Tribune, Food Section.  

Apple Walnut Cake has gone to countless brunches, office parties, Coffee Klatches, meetings, and potlucks, and parties over the years, and gotten rave reviews. This Apple Cake is so moist, chocked full of apples, cinnamon, walnuts, and mixed right in the baking pan.  How is that for ease of preparation? Also, you can use apple pie filling in a can. When you are finished baking, you poke holes in the cake with a fork, and pour a hot sour cream topping over the cake, sprinkle with chopped walnuts, and you are done.

 This cake is delicious warm or room temperature, and keeps and freezes, well, if you can keep it that long.  I hope that you try this wonderful cake for your family, and it might just become a new tradition in your family, like it is in mine. 

Enjoy!

Apple Walnut Cake

Ingredients for Cake

2 cups All-Purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 can apple pie filling, 21 oz.

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs, beaten

2/3 cup canola oil

3/4 c chopped walnuts, divided

Topping

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

3/4 c. chopped walnuts, divided
1 tsp. baking soda.

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Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350  degrees F

Spread apple pie filling  in bottom of a 9x13 pan, sprayed with cooking spray. 
Sprinkle cinnamon over apple pie filling. 
Combine flour, sugar, and baking soda in a separate bowl.  
Sprinkle over apple pie filling.

Mix eggs, oil, and 1/2 c walnut in small bowl.  Pour over flour mixture in pan and mix well.

Mixing the batter in the pan

Bake in 350degees F oven for 35-40 min, until golden brown.  Remove from oven, and immediately poke holes over the whole cake.  
Pour hot topping over the cake, and top with remainder of 1/4 c walnuts.  

Topping
Combine sugar, sour cream, and baking soda in medium saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, just until it starts to boil.  

Don't let the mixture caramelize.  
Immediately pour over hot cake, which has had holes poked in it with a fork. 
Sprinkle with remaining walnuts. 
Serve warm or room temperature.  I like mine warm.

Poking holes in the cake with a fork.

Apple Walnut Cake with hot topping.

I want to thank Brandie for having me in her kitchen today to share this recipe with all of you.  I am forever grateful. 
Come and visit me at Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves. 

 I am also on Facebook.
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I am drooling. I had to pick my jaw up after reading through this one!

 This is an incredible recipe!

I am so excited to make this. Whose with me?

I really hope you'll take some time to check out all the great recipes over at Becky's BLOG.

And be sure to visit her on FACEBOOK too!

Enjoy!

Printable Recipe HERE

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