Fresh Apple Cake

ingredients

1 Cup chopped Toasted Walnuts
3 Cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground sinnamon
3 1/2 Cups chopped apples
2 Cups granulated sugar
1 Cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat 10 inch tube pan with removable bottom shortening and then flour.

Place walnuts in a jelly roll pan, toast in oven 7 minutes or until golden and fragrant. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. In large bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt in another large bowl, combine walnuts vanilla, cinnamon and 3 cups apples. Reserve remaining 1/2 cup apple

In large bowl with mixer on medium high spped, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. With mixer on low speed gradually add flour mixture, scraping bowl occasionally with rubber spatula. Beat 1 minute longer or until well combined. With spatula, fold in apple mixture (batter will be thick). Spoon batter into prepared pan. Scatter remaining apple over top of batter; with fingers, press into top of batter.

Back 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack until completely cooled.

Unmold carefully, dust lightly with powedered sugar or drizzle with Apple Cider Glaze.

Source: j oldham