Fresh Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 large eggs , beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2.5 cups apples - peeled , cored and diced
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins , Optional
• 1 container cream cheese frosting , 16 ounce
• 0.25 cups finely chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt).

2. 2

   Beat together oil, eggs, vanilla, and sugar.

3. 3

   Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to egg mixture; stir in apples, 1 cup walnuts, and raisins.

4. 4

   Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.

5. 5

   Cool and frost with cream cheese icing. Sprinkle top with 1/4 cup chopped walnuts.