INGREDIENTS
2
+ 1/3 cups all-purpose or white whole wheat flour (like King Arthur)
1
+ 2/3 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp
baking soda
3/4 tsp
salt
1
+ 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger and ground nutmeg
2
large eggs
1/2 cup
butter, softened
4 cups
peeled, cored, chopped apple (I used Fuji)
1 cup
chopped walnuts or pecans
1/4 cup
butter, room temperature
8 oz
cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
3
+ 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
7 tbsp
unsalted butter
2/3 cup
brown sugar
1/4 tsp
salt
1/4 cup
milk
2 1/4 cups
confectioners' sugar
3/4 tsp
vanilla extract