Apple Cake

Apple Cake
　
1 cup vegetable oil
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3 large eggs, well beaten
1 tbsp vanilla
2 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups peeled, chopped apples
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
　
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.　 Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
　
In a large bowl, mix the oil, sugar, and eggs.　 Add the vanilla.　 Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and salt in medium bowl.　 Blend into the oil mixture.　 Fold into the oil mixture.　 Fold in the apples and pecans.　 Pour and scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes　 Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes.　 Invert and finish cooling on a rack.　 Drizzle brown sugar icing over the cake.
　
Brown Sugar Icing
　　　　　　　　　　　 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
　　　　　　　　　　　 4 tbsp butter
　　　　　　　　　　　 ¼ cup evaporated milk
(I have substituted regular milk but not quite as much)
　　　　　　　　　　　 1 tsp vanilla extract
　
Combine the brown sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.　 Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.　 Beat with a wooden spoon until the icing in cool.　 Drizzle over cake.

Submitted by: Joanna Falk