Fresh Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients: 

Cake :

• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups corn oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1¼ cups pecans, chopped
• 4 cups apples, peeled and finely chopped (original recipe called for 2 cups)
• ½  teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• 1½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Topping:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Sift the flour, soda, and salt and set aside.
    
2. Beat together the oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla for 3 or 4 minutes.
    
3. Gradually add flour mixture to the egg mixture.
    
4. Stir in the chopped apples and pecans.
    
5. I did not take the time to finely chop my apples. You may want to.
    
6. Bake the apple cake for 1 hour and 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
    
7. My cake was ready in 1 hour 15 minutes.
    
8. Melt the butter and brown sugar for the Brown Sugar Topping.
    
9. Stir constantly cooking for 2 minutes.
    
10. Remove from the stove. Spoon over the warm cake.
    

Topping:

1. Mix together the butter and brown sugar.
   
2. Cook this mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes stirring constantly.

Note:8 Servings.



Original Recipe: recipesforourdailybread