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Fall Preacher Cake

Ingredients

Ingredients for cake:

  • 1/2 box spice cake mix plus
  • 1/2 box orange cake mix
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups diced peeled apple
  • Chopped pecans/walnuts

Brown sugar Buttercream frosting

  • Ingredients:
  • 7 tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups un-salted butter at cool room temp
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp. of salt

Instructions

Directions for cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Grease and flour a 9x13 baking dish.
  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the cake mixes, spices, oil, eggs, vanilla and buttermilk.
  • Start the mixer on low speed, increasing to medium speed,
  • Mix for five minutes.
  • Fold in the diced apples and pour into the prepared cake pan.
  • Pour the batter into your baking dish.
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake if it comes out clean it is fully baked.
  • Place the cake to the side to cool.
  • Prepare the frosting as directed.
  • Spread the frosting on the top of the cake evenly.
  • Garnish with mixed nuts

Brown sugar frosting Directions:

  • In a small saucepan add your milk over medium heat.
  • Add the flour into milk, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
  • Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Allow the mixture to cool.
  • In a separate cream the butter, sugar, and salt together until light and fluffy on medium high, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the milk mixture to the butter mixture.
  • Using a hand mixer beat the mixture for about 5 minutes on medium-high to high until it looks like whipped cream.