fresh apple cake

I am a lover of all things delicious.  And this fresh apple cake is oh my goodness delicious!  I keep trying to think of reasons to have people over for tea, just so that I can serve this cake.  This cake is single-handedly sabotaging my weight loss efforts.

The best part about it has to be the warm cinnamon glaze that oozes into the pores of the cake and infuses every bit with that perfect pinch of sweetness and moisture.  Oh...and then there's the delicious apple flavor.  It's kind of like having apple cider in cake form.

Fresh Apple Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 t. salt
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 3 apples, cored, peeled, and diced or shredded
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Mix flours, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg.  In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs, and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and stir until just moistened.  Fold in apples and pecans.  Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan.  Bake at 300 degrees for 50-60 minutes.  Let cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a cake stand.  Glaze while warm.

Cinnamon Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 t. to 1 T. cinnamon
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk (add more to thin glaze, if needed)

Combine all ingredients and whisk until smooth.  Pour over warm apple cake.