1 large apple
3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil
1/3 c. orange juice
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
¼ t. salt
3 eggs
1 ½ c. walnuts, chopped
1 3 ½ or 4 oz can flaked coconut
Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Peel and dice apple. Preheat oven 350 degrees. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat
flour and next 8 ingredients just until blended, constantly scraping bowl, with
rubber spatula. Increase speed to high,
beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl. With
spoon, stir in diced apple, 1 cup walnuts, and half of the coconuts. Spoon batter into pan. Arrange remaining walnuts and coconut on tip
of cake. Bake 25 minutes, then cover
cake with a tent of foil, bake 1 hour longer.
Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, let cool completely.