German Apple Cake I

"This German Apple Cake is a moist dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for twenty years."


Ingredients

Original recipe makes 1 -9x13 inch cake
 2 eggs
 1 cup vegetable oil
 2 cups white sugar
 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 2 cups all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 4 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
2. In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.
3. Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack. Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.