Apple Harvest Cake

This recipe was a winner in the Pillsbury Bake-off Contest. Very yummy and moist! An Orono quilter, Leslie Astbury, brought it to the quilter’s retreat held at Hancock in November 2008. – Jeanne

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon soda
• ¾ cup cooking oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs

• 2 cups finely chopped apples
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Glaze:

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

Beat all ingredients except apples and nuts together for 3 minutes at medium speed after blending together.

Stir in by hand the apples and chopped nuts.

Pour into greased and floured tube or Bundt pan.  Bake at 325°F for 50 to 60 minutes.  Cool 15 minutes in pan.  Turn out.  Cool.