EASY APPLE PECAN CAKE

Easy Apple Pecan Cake image

Provided by Cassie *

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 c peeled, cored and chopped apples (today i used a honeycrisp)
1 stick butter, melted - i do mine in microwave - 30 second increments
3/4 c sugar
1 egg
1 c flour
1 tsp each - baking powder & cinnamon
1/2 tsp each - salt & ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c pecans, chopped
1 Tbsp cinnamon sugar mixture - optional

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease well, a 9 inch pie plate. Set aside.
2. Melt butter in a large bowl ( I use microwave ) Into the melted butter, add egg, vanilla and sugar and whisk well.
3. Sift the flour, spices, baking powder and add to the egg mixture. Batter will be thick. Stir in apples & pecans until well distributed
4. Spread batter evenly into pie plate.Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until a pick comes out clean. About 10 minutes before cakes is done, I sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture. This is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream...Yum!