The Captain Whidbey, Inn-Coupeville, Washington

Ingredients

3	eggs
2	cups sugar
1	cup cooking oil
2	cups all purpose flour
2	tsp. cinnamon
1	tsp. baking soda
1/2	tsp. salt
1	tsp. vanilla
1	cup chopped walnuts
4	cups thinly sliced pare tart apples (about 5 medium apples)

Beat eggs with a mixer until thick and light.

Combine sugar and oil; pour into eggs with mixer on medium speed.

Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture with vanilla, beat to mix.

Stir in walnuts.

Spread apples in a buttered 13x9x2 inch pan.

Pour batter over apples, spreading to cover.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Remove from oven and cool.

Spread with Cream Cheese Icing.

Cream Cheese Icing
2-3	oz. packages cream cheese, softened
1/4	cup melted butter
2	cups powdered sugar
1	tsp. lemon juice

Beat cream cheese until fluffy.

Beat in butter; then beat in powdered sugar and lemon juice.

Spread over cooled cake.

Refrigerate.

Makes 12 to 15 servings