Apple Cake

Apple Cake

Serves: 12

Ingredients

¾ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated white sugar + 4 tbsp

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

4 large apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

4 large eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

¼ cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a round cake tin and keep aside. In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons flour, 4 tbsp sugar, and cinnamon. Add the sliced apples and toss to combine.

In another large bowl, mix remaining flour, 2 cups sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, oil, butter, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat until batter is smooth. Add the chopped nuts and mix gently.

Pour half of the batter (about 2 cups) into prepared pan. Top with half of apple mixture. Spoon remaining batter over apples and top with remaining apples. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a paring knife around the sides of cake and gently turn cake out onto wire rack. Sprinkle some icing sugar, if you like. 

Note: if you want to make a smaller cake for 6 people, half all the above ingredients.