Apple Dapple Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups diced apple without peel
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup brown sugar (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.

Combine oil, butter or margarine, and sugar together. Beat well with a mixer. Add eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in apples, coconut, raisins, and walnuts. Pour batter in prepared pan.

Bake for 90 minutes. Remove cake from oven. Let it cool in the pan for a few minutes, and then remove from pan.

If desired, make glaze. In a small saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter or margarine, and milk. Bring mixture to boil, and stir for 1 minute. Pour over warm cake.