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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Real chunks of tart apples add fresh flavor to this sweet cake. Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
3/4 cup vegetable oil |
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
3 large eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
2 tart apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch chunks (about 3 cups granny smith apples) |
1 cup pecans, chopped |
1/2 cup butter (or margarine) |
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed |
1/4 cup milk |
heavy cream, softly whipped (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
2. In medium size bowl, stir flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon and mix well; set aside.
3. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat oil, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla 3 minutes. Stir in flour mixture just until moistened; fold in apples and pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake 50-55 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven’ set cake, in pan, on wire rack.
5. In 1 quart saucepan over medium high heat, bring butter, brown sugar, and milk to boil, stirring until sugar melts; boil 1 minute. Spoon half of glaze over warm cake, setting remainder aside; let cake stand 5 minutes.
6. Cut warm cake into 3x2 inch pieces; serve accompanied by remaining glaze and, if desired, whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon.
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