The Forgotten Gem: Vintage Fresh Apple Cake Recipe Resurfaces

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans provide a similar flavor and texture, while sunflower seeds are more budget-friendly.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven.

In a bowl, combine 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 1.5 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of salt, 0.25 teaspoons of allspice, and 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, and whisk together.

In another bowl, mix 1.25 cups of vegetable oil with 2 cups of sugar until dissolved.

Add 2 eggs to the oil and sugar mixture and incorporate well.

Gradually add half of the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, then add the rest and mix until combined.

Fold in 1 cup of crushed pecans, 1 cup of coconut, and 3 cups of diced apples.

Prepare the baking pan by spraying it with flour spray.

Spread the thick batter evenly in the pan.

Bake in the oven for 60 to 65 minutes, checking at 50-55 minutes for doneness.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a plate.

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