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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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This is a tradition every Christmas in our family. For best results, make the cake a week ahead of time and store it covered in a cool dry place. For the nuts use walnuts but pecans or hickory nuts would be good too. Ingredients:
3 eggs |
2 cups sugar |
1 cup oil |
1/4 cup honey |
3 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup chopped nuts |
3 cups chopped apples |
1/2 cup margarine |
1 cup light brown sugar |
1/4 cup milk |
1/4 cup honey |
Directions:
1. To make the cake:.
2. Preheat oven 350°F.
3. Beat together eggs, sugar, oil, and honey.
4. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the honey mixture. Mix thoroughly.
5. Mix in vanilla and nuts.
6. Fold in the chopped apples.
7. Pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
8. Bake for 45 minutes.
9. To make the glaze:.
10. Combine the 4 glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
11. Boil for 2 1/2 minutes.
12. While cake is still warm, poke holes in it with a fork. Pour the honey glaze all over the cake.
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