Annie's Apple Cake

ANNIE’S APPLE CAKE

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit!)

Grease and flour Bundt pan

Ingredients

3 large eggs
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
2 cups thinly sliced apples (about 4 small)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Blend eggs, sugar and oil. In a separate bowl, blend flour, baking soda and salt, then add to the eggs, sugar and oil mixture (using low setting on hand mixer, whisk or spatula).

Fold in cinnamon, walnuts and apples (using a spatula or spoon).

Pour in the pan and bake for 1 hour. Five minutes before done, check with a long toothpick or wooden skewer. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is done. It is important that the toothpick come out clean. Let the cake bake longer until this does happen.

DENISE’S NOTES:

I tried this, replacing the sugar with Splenda and the oil with applesauce (no sugar kind of applesauce). The cake tastes fine this way, but it’s a much denser cake than the original recipe.

I’ve used Macintosh and Granny Smith apples for this cake. I think a more tart apple is the way to go with this cake.

Grease and flour the Bundt pan WELL. I used cooking spray, which works fine, but make sure you cover the pan completely with the spray and flour. I have a non-stick Bundt pan and the cake will even stick to that if you don’t grease and flour well.

Preparation is easy – about 30 minutes.

Use a spatula when you combine the wet with the dry ingredients. This is all easy stuff to do by hand – no need for the power tools!