Apple Honey Cake

PARVE • YIELDS 12 SERVINGS • BY MELANIE CORBMAN

1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
¾ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
2½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp allspice
3 apples, cored, peeled and
shredded (or chunked)
¾ cup chopped walnuts

  1. Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 9 inch bundt pan or 2 loaf pans.
  2. In a large bowl stir together the sugar and oil.
  3. Beat in the eggs until light, then stir in the honey and vanilla.
  4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice and stir into the batter just until moistened.
  5. Fold in the apples and nuts.
  6. Transfer the batter to prepared pan(s).
  7. Bake bundt cake until a toothpick inserted in the crown comes out clean, about one hour. Start checking for doneness after 50 minutes.
  8. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting on a plate and tapping out of the pan. If desired, dust with confectioners’ sugar, sprinkle with cinnamon or drizzle with warm honey before serving.
  9. If using loaf pans, reduce baking time to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of each pan comes out clean.