posted by Linda in San Diego 06-05-100 12:58 PM
George Washington Cake
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 cups self-rising flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
4 cups peeled, sliced apples
Icing:
6 oz. softened cream cheese, at room temp.
1/4 cup melted butter
2 cups 10X sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat eggs until thick and light. Combine sugar and oil at medium speed. Mix cinnamon with flour. Add to egg mixture. Add vanilla flavoring and walnuts. Mix all together.
Distribute sliced apples evenly in bottom of long 2 or 3 quart baking dish. Spread mixture evenly over apples. Bake at 350 degrees from 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Watch cake and do not overcook.).
Mix cream cheese until fluffy, add butter and mix. Add sugar, then lemon juice. Mix all together good. Spread over cool cake.
Slice apples thin with peeling on. Dip in lemon juice. Arrange in rows on top of iced cake. (Makes a
nice cake for Christmas.)