Shelly's Recipe

APPLE WALNUT CAKE

Category: Cakes

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and nutmeg
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil, such as canola
3 tablespoons milk, water or nondairy creamer
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch (3 cups) diced pieces
1 cup raisins
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease and flour a 9- or 10-inch tube pan; tap out excess flour.

Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.

In large bowl of electric mixer put sugar, oil, milk (or water) and vanilla. Beat well. Add eggs and beat again. At low speed, little by little, stir in flour mixture, beating slowly to blend. By hand, stir in apples, raisins and nuts. Batter will be stiff.

Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, and cake feels springy to the touch, 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes (mine always bakes in an hour). Cool on wire rack 30 minutes. Loosen cake at sides and tube, invert onto rack. Lift off pan. Top cake with another rack and invert again. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if you like.

Makes: 10 to 12 servings.