Fresh Apple Easter Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (18.25 ounce) box spice cake mix*
• 1 small box instant butterscotch or vanilla pudding and pie filling
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 3 medium Washington apples (Braeburn or Granny Smith) peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup golden raisins
• Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Sprinkle walnuts in bottom of greased and floured 10 inch tube pan or 12 cup fluted tube pan; set aside.
2. Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil and water in large bowl with mixer at medium speed for 3 minutes or until well blended.
3. Stir in apples and raisins if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F for 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Cool in pan for 15 minutes; invert onto rack and cool completely.
6. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.

Attribution

Washington Apple Commission