Fresh Appleake w/cream cheese icing submitted by Momo Grace

Fresh Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter
2 cups Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 cups all purpose Flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 lb. Granny Smith Apples (about 4 large), peeled and
cut into small chunks size of
end of your pinky finger)

Preheat your oven to 350.
Bake your pecans in a single layer on a shallow bake sheet for 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring half way through.

Stir together butter and next 3 ingredients in a large bol until blended.

Combine Flour and next 3 ingredients, add butter to mixutre stirring until blended. Sitr in apples and 1 cup pecans. (BATTER WILL BE THICK SIMILAR TO A COOKIE DOUGH)
Spread batter into a lightly greased 13x9 baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a rack (about 45 minutes).
Spread your frosting over the top. and sprinkle with remaining pecans.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8 ounce package of Cream Cheese, softened
3 tbsp. butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tsp vanilla
Beat cream cheese and butter at a medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and salt beating until blended. Stir in vanilla.