Here's a different topping with a unique flavor for the Nancylanders who are making apple cake. It's from an applesauce spice cake recipe I have made many times. Leah

Applesauce Spice Cake topping

Topping
1/4 cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Melt butter over medium heat and add chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese and vanilla mixture. Frost cooled cake. Posted in the 11/19/2008
newsletter by Leah.
Chris in NM

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