Apple Cake

I currently have a cake in the oven. It's the first time I have baked in weeks but I saw this recipe and thought I would just HAVE to try it.

Instead of waiting to see if it turns out, I figured I would post it now and then review it later. The truth is, if it is really good, no saying I will remember to post about it and then everyone would suffer not getting to try this recipe. If it sucks, I wasted a few minutes... either way seemed worth it to me.

So, here it goes. Some things you should know before you start: eggs should be a room tempreture for 30 minutes, it has to bake for an hour or so and it needs to cool for quite some time.

Apple Cake

2 beaten eggs
3 C flour
2 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 salt
1 C sugar
1 C Brown sugar packed
1 C cooking oil (I used melted butter)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 C chopped and peeled apples
1 C chopped and toasted pecans or walnuts ( I used pecans)

**Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour a 10- inch baking tube pan ( I have no idea what this is so I used an 8 X 8 baking dish and may have to change cooking times because of it); set aside.

** In medium bowl stir together flour, lemon peel, baking powder and soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Set aside.

** In mixing bowl combine sugars, oil/butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on med. speed for 2 minutes. Add flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined (its really thick). Fold in apples and tosted nuts. Spoon batter into pan.

**Bake in 350 degree over for about an hour or until wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, cool thoroughly on wire rack ( could take up to 2 hours), sprinkle with icing sugar.

**Should be covered and stored in the fridge if not immediately consumed.

So, tomorrow I will hopefully let you know how it went. All I know is that all the ingredients together sound heavenly and while it bakes I can really smell the lemon. yummm!!!!