fresh apple cake by memom

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 cups sliced apples
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a fluted tube pan.
• mix 3 cups all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, salt, cloves, and nutmeg together in a bowl.
• beat eggs in a separate large bowl; add vegetable oil, buttermilk, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. beat until smooth. pour egg mixture into flour mixture; stir together with a large spoon. fold apples and pecans into batter. pour batter into the prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. cool cake in pan.
• cook and stir margarine and brown sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. add 2 tablespoons flour; stir constantly until combined. stir in milk and 1 tablespoon vanilla. cook and stir until thickened, 5 minutes.
• invert cake a plastic cake carrier or container; poke holes over entire cake using a knife. pour hot icing over entire cake. pour any remaining icing into the center of the cake. the icing will absorb into the cake overnight.