Mamaw Ashby's Apple Cake

I grew up with this cake, we had it all year around. It was good during the spring and summer, because my grandmother always loved fruit during the warmer seasons. But there was something great about apples in the fall and winter, I think the cinnamon and nutmeg just scream holiday. But in the end, there wasn't one single pot-luck event that didn't have this wonderful cake. Enjoy!

Mamaw's Apple Cake

1 cup cooking oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups self-rising flour
1-teaspoon vanilla
3 cups chopped apples (I peel mine, my grandmother did not)
1-cup nuts
½ cup raisins
1-teaspoon cinnamon
1-teaspoon nutmeg

Combine oil, sugar and eggs. Beat well. Add flour and beat well. Add remaining ingredients and blend well with spoon or spatula. Turn batter into a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Great the next day with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Don't forget the trick of tossing the raisins and nuts with a tiny bit of flour to keep them from sinking to the bottom of your cake! And my grandmother tossed the apples with the spices before she added them to the batter, rather than adding the plain apples then the spices.