Fresh Apple Cake

Name: Fresh Apple Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. salad oil (Gerry says 1 c. oil and 1/2 c. water is better); 2 c. sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking soda; 3 c. chopped raw apples (tart apples are the best); 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour; 1 c. chopped pecans; 2 tsp. baking powder

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. salad oil (Gerry says 1 c. oil and 1/2 c. water is better)
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. chopped raw apples (tart apples are the best)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. chopped pecans
2 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1

Peel and chop apples and set aside.
2

Measure salad oil into a large mixing bowl; add sugar and eggs.
3

Beat until creamy on low speed of electric mixer.
4

Sift flour and measure; sift again with salt, baking soda and baking powder.
5

Add a small amount of flour mixture at a time to the creamed mixture.
6

Beat well after each addition.
7

When all flour has been added, remove electric mixer and fold in chopped pecans and raw chopped apples.
8

Spread evenly in a 9 x 13-inch cake pan lined on the bottom with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven (350°) for about 55 to 60 minutes.
9

Turn slightly cooled cake out on a cake rack; remove the waxed paper and thoroughly cool, then frost.