Grandma's Fresh Apple Cake

Moist cinnamon cake enfolding sliced fresh apples makes a delicious dessert or wholesome snack cake. This recipe came from my mother, Ann. I have cut the sugar down to 1 cup, as most modern apples are sweet enough to not need the original 2 cups called for. I like to replace 1 cup of all purpose flour with 1 cup whole wheat flour.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 4  cups sliced apples
• 2  cups  all purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon table salt
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 2  beaten eggs
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, coarsely broken

Directions

1. Sprinkle sugar over apples in your largest mixing bowl. Sift dry ingredients together twice, then add to apples. Add remaining ingredients, and stir until well mixed. Batter will be very thick.
2. Spread into a greased 9" X 13" cake pan or pyrex dish.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes, until cake springs bakc when touched lightly, and apples are tender when pierced with a skewer.
4. Cool and serve. Cover leftovers tightly with foil to retain moisture.