Apple Cake

German apple cake is a moist, dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for 20 years. Serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

4 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.

Beat oil and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar and vanilla; beat well.

Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Slowly add flour mixture to egg mixture; mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.

Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack.