(Apple Walnut Cake)

　　This cake's unusual name was taken from the relative who originally passed down the recipe.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 1 cake 13 x 9 x 2

　　3 cups sugar

　　2 teaspoons baking soda

　　1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

　　1 1/4 teaspoons salt

　　3/4 cup vegetable oil

　　3 large eggs

　　1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

　　4 large Granny Smith apples

　　1 1/2 cups walnuts

　　3 cups all-purpose flour

　　Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

　　

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300°F. and butter a 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass baking dish. Into a large bowl sift together sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and whisk in oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Peel and core apples and slice about 1/4 inch thick (there should be about 6 cups). Coarsely chop walnuts. Add apples and walnuts to batter and stir until coated well. Stir in flour just until combined well and spread batter evenly in baking dish.

　　

Step 2

Bake cake in middle of oven 1 hour and 40 to 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool completely in baking dish on a rack. Cake keeps, wrapped in plastic wrap and chilled, 1 week.

　　

Step 3

Cut apple walnut cake into squares and serve at room temperature with ice cream or whipped cream.