Apple-walnut Cake With Cider Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 3 1/2 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees; coat a 10-inch tube pan with removable tube insert with nonstick spray.
• 2 whisk sugar, oil, apple cider, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until blended.
• 3 stir in flour until blended.
• 4 stir in apples and walnuts.
• 5 scrape mixture into prepared pan.
• 6 bake 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes.
• 7 let cool in pan on wire rack 1 hour.
• 8 remove sides of pan.
• 9 cool completely before lifting cake off bottom of pan.
• 10 for cider sauce,.
• 11 whisk cider, brown sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan until blended.
• 12 place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally.
• 13 boil 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
• 14 remove from heat and add butter and vanilla; stir until butter melts.
• 15 let cool to room temperature or refrigerate until serving.