Paula Deen's Fresh Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups chopped apples (about 3 apples)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup raisins
• prepared frosting, melted (from a can)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f grease 10" tube pan, combine 3 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, coat pan with sugar mixture.
• 2 mix flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; set aside. beat oil and sugar until blended. beat in eggs, one at a time, and then stir in apples and vanilla. add flour mixture until blended; stir in pecans and raisins.
• 3 transfer to pan and then drop and shake the pan to release bubbles.
• 4 bake 1 1/2 hours - 1 3/4 hours until toothpick comes out clean. cool on rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and glaze.