Cook Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups chopped apples, such as Rome Beauty
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Brown sugar topping, below

Preparation:

Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside. Beat eggs; add sugar and oil and beat for 3 minutes. Gradually stir in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in apples, walnuts, and vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Pour topping over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Let cool, loosen sides, invert on a plate, then invert on another plate, topping-side up.

Topping

• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

Combine topping ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a full boil and boil for 3 minutes. Pour over cake right out of the oven.