Southern Apple Cake

A family recipe from Teri McCracken.

Getting ready: 40 min · Cooking: 1 hr 35 min · Feeds: 16

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour, divided
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 heaping tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3 cups peeled, diced cooking apples
• 1 cup pecans
• Frosting: 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• Frosting: 3/4 cups butter
• Frosting: 1/2 cup evaporated milk

Directions

1. Combine sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl, beat about 1 minute at medium speed of electric mixer.
2. Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to sugar mixture beating at low speed of mixer until blended.
3. In a gallon zip lock shake the apples and pecans in the remaining 1/2 flour; fold into batter (with spoon).
4. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
5. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, remove from pan and let cool completely.
7. For the frosting: over low heat melt the butter, add the sugar and then the milk.
8. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved.
9. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft boil stage (240 degrees).
10. Remove from heat, and beat about 8 minutes (with spoon) or until thick enough to spread.
11. Pour/spread frosting over cake.
12. Tip: This cake is a little labor intensive, but I promise you will get raves. It never gets dry.

The story behind it

Apple cake recipe creation. Thank you again Katie for the apples and the squash. Teri's Southern apple cake.