Fresh Apple Cake by MeMom

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 cups sliced apples
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan.

Mix 3 cups all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, salt, cloves, and nutmeg together in a bowl.

Beat eggs in a separate large bowl; add vegetable oil, buttermilk, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; stir together with a large spoon. Fold apples and pecans into batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool cake in pan.

Cook and stir margarine and brown sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons flour; stir constantly until combined. Stir in milk and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Cook and stir until thickened, 5 minutes.

Invert cake onto a plastic cake carrier or container; poke holes over entire cake using a knife. Pour hot icing over entire cake. Pour any remaining icing into the center of the cake. The icing will absorb into the cake overnight.