Apple Spice Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole raisins
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place the raisins in a bowl and toss them with 2 tablespoons of the flour until lightly coated.
• 3 beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy.
• 4 with the mixer running, slowly pour in the oil.
• 5 one by one, mixing well after each addition, add the remaining flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and vanilla.
• 6 mix in the apples and nuts, then stir in the raisins by hand.
• 7 pour into a buttered and floured bundt pan and bake about 30-35 minutes.
• 8 turn cooled cake out onto a plate.
• 9 to make the glaze, stir the maple syrup and sugar until smooth.
• 10 spoon the glaze over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides.