Not German Apple Cake

Zephyr's Breeze's Note:

This cake always gets rave reviews. A note about the name: The recipe card called this German Apple Cake. However, I once served this to German guests and they had never seen an apple cake like it. So now we call it Not German Apple Cake, instead. From a My Great Recipes card.

• Total Time: 2 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 3 cups green apples, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (okay to substitute whole wheat or spelt)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ginger (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Glaze

• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk substitute
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Place chopped apples in lightly salted water while preparing the batter.
2. Beat together oil and white and brown sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, until well blended.
3. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to egg-sugar mixture, mixing well.
4. Stir in well drained apples, nuts, and vanilla.
5. Spread evenly into lightly oiled and floured bundt or tube type pan.
6. Bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours or until done. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
7. To make glaze, mix all glaze ingredients in a small sauce pot and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Cool slightly, spread over cake.