Fresh Apple Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup vegetable oil
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
3 cup peeled and chopped apples

Directions: 


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13" pan. Combine oil, sugar, and eggs. Stir in flour and baking soda. Add vanilla, pecans, and apples. Spread in prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool for 2 hours. Then prepare frosting.

Frosting:

1/2 c butter
1 c brown sugar, packed
1/4 c evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Boil all ingredients in a small saucepan for 2 minutes. Set pan in bowl filled with ice water. Beat icing until of spreading consistency. Spread over top of cake.

Source: Allene Webb Wright and Carolyn Padgett