Name: Easy Apple Spice Cake
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups crushed cinnamon graham crackers (about 9 whole crackers); 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, divided; 2 tablespoons plus 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 cup all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon (scant) salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 6-ounce Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/3-inch cubes; 1 1/4cups coarsely chopped walnuts; 3 tablespoons sugar

Daryl Getman of New York City, NY, writes: "I'm a second-year theater student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, so most days are more about running from class to rehearsal to a performance than they are about cooking. But since I moved out of the dorms last year, cooking has become my favorite distraction. And on the weekends, it's my idea of a break."

Top the moist squares with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

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