Best Ever Apple Cake

My family loves apple cake and it’s not just a fall favorite for us. I make apple cake year round but when I saw this recipe by www.afamilyfeast.com, I knew I had to make it and I’m so glad I did. This cake reminded me of my Mother-in-Law, Joan’s apple cake. Sadly Joan has passed and I don’t have her recipe but this was the closest I have tasted to her wonderful cake! Needless to say, this is a keeper that I will be making many, many more times!

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large apples, peeled and cut into large pieces – I used a combination of Granny Smith and Honey Crisp
1 cup chopped walnuts – optional

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE
3 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
In a bowl of a stand mixer combine oil, both sugars, and mix until well blended.
Add eggs one at a time mixing after each one. Add vanilla and mix again. Add the whisked dry ingredients to the batter a little at a time until it’s all combined. By hand fold in apples and walnuts and mix until evenly combined.
Spoon the batter into your prepared pan bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and allow the cake to cool in pan for 20 minutes.
While the cake is cooling, you can prepare the glaze in a saucepan over medium heat. Combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 1 minute. Remove glaze from the heat.
Remove the cake from the pan onto a serving plate. Spoon the glaze over the warm cake and allow to cool a little longer before serving.

Enjoy!