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Cake: Apple Cake With Buttermilk Sauce

Source of Recipe


Ella Howell






List of Ingredients



• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 3 medium eggs
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
• 1/4 cup orange juice
  
• 2 cups unpeeled chopped apples
  
• 1 cup chopped nuts
  
• 1 cup coconut
  
• Buttermilk Sauce:
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup margarine
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
  
• Whipped cream, optional
  






Instructions



1. Mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, oil, vanilla and orange juice. On low speed blend in flour mixture. Fold in apple, nuts, and coconut. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
   
   
2. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until the cake tests done. Invert cake onto a large platter. Deeply puncture the top of the warm cake with a pick. In a small sauce pan, bring all sauce ingredients to a boil stirring frequently. Immediately spoon 1 1/4 cups of sauce slowly over the top of the cake, then pour the remainder down the sides, cool. Serve with whipped cream if desired.