Apple-Walnut Cake with Cider Sauce

By Jeannine13

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 ⁄4 cup apple cider
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp each cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda
• 1 ⁄2 tsp salt
• 3 cups flour
• 2 large Granny Smith apples (3 1⁄2 cups), peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 ⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 16
Cooking time 180mins
Adapted from womansday.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 10-in. 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. Stir in apples and walnuts.

4. Scrape mixture into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes.

Whisk cider, brown sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan until blended. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Boil 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla; stir until butter melts. Let cool to warm or refrigerate until serving.