Old Fashioned Apple Cake

A moist apple cake that I make in an angel food pan. Sauce is poured over cake when taken out of oven. Delicious!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 512 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup apple - peeled, cored, and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 cups sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, oil, orange juice and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in the chopped apple, nuts and coconut. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven for 75 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour glaze over cake and let stand for 1 hour before turning out.

Step 4

To make the glaze: In a saucepan, combine butter, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Bring to a rolling boil and pour over cake.