Ingredients:

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup castor sugar

¾ cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

4 cups chopped Granny Smith apples (3 to 4 large apples)

½ cup butter (glaze)

1 cup packed light brown sugar (glaze)

¼ cup milk (glaze)

Directions:

1. 1. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl; set aside. Beat the brown sugar, castor sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and beat until well blended; mixture will be very thick. Fold in the apples. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan (bund). Bake in a pre-heated 180*C/350*F oven for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack, then invert onto a serving plate.
2. 2. For the glaze combine the butter, brown sugar and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Pour the hot glaze over the cooled cake. You may also bake this cake in a 9 X 13-inch rectangular cake pan, in which case the cooking time will only be about 45 minutes.

Bon Appetit!