My Fresh Apple Brandy Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 18 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups peeled and chopped apples (i use granny smith apples)
• 5 tablespoons calvados apple brandy
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups moist flaked coconut (i use angel flake)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat the oil and sugars together.
• 3 add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
• 4 sift the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda together.
• 5 add half of the flour mixture gradually to the egg mixture, mixing well.
• 6 add the apple brandy, vanilla and the coconut, mixing well.
• 7 dredge the apples, raisins and nuts in the remaining flour, coating well.
• 8 gradually stir into the cake mixture, mixing thoroughly.
• 9 pour into a well-greased and floured 10 inch tube cake pan.
• 10 bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes (or until a knife blade comes out clean when inserted into the cake.).