Aunt Faye's Apple Cake

Submitted by KerfuffleUponWincle

"Every year for our Christmas gift, my namesake Aunt Faye made her apple cake for me, and my two sisters -- It is a special honor to share Aunt Faye's Apple Cake recipe with my Zaar friends."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• Apple Cake

• 473.18 ml sugar
• 236.59 ml cooking oil
• 4 eggs (extra large)
• 709.77 ml plain flour
• 4.92 ml salt
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 709.77 ml granny smith apples, chopped (I peel ~ your choice to peel, or not!)
• 236.59 ml pecans, chopped or 236.59 ml walnuts
• 236.59 ml coconut
• 4.92 ml vanilla

• Butterscotch Glaze

• 0.25 ml salt
• 59.14 ml butter
• 59.14 ml evaporated milk
• 236.59 ml brown sugar (packed)
• 4.92 ml vanilla

directions

1. Apple Cake directions:

2. Mix sugar, oil, and eggs. Blend well.
3. Sift flour, salt and soda. Hold out 1/2 cup flour mixture to dredge fruits and nuts.
4. Beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients ~ add vanilla.
5. Stir in apples, nuts, and coconut dredged in 1/2 cup flour (from above).
6. Pour into greased and floured 10 inch tube, or large bundt pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes. Cool and top with glaze.

8. Butterscotch Glaze directions:

9. Combine salt, butter, evaporated milk, and brown sugar in saucepan over medium heat.
10. Bring to a boil and cook gently (not a hard rolling boil) for 5 minutes.
11. Add vanilla; stir, and pour over cooled cake.
12. Makes 18-20 servings.