Fresh Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. salad oil (Gerry says 1 c. oil and 1/2 c. water is better)
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. chopped raw apples (tart apples are the best)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. chopped pecans
2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Peel and chop apples and set aside.
Measure salad oil into a large mixing bowl; add sugar and eggs.
Beat until creamy on low speed of electric mixer.
Sift flour and measure; sift again with salt, baking soda and baking powder.
Add a small amount of flour mixture at a time to the creamed mixture.
Beat well after each addition.
When all flour has been added, remove electric mixer and fold in chopped pecans and raw chopped apples.
Spread evenly in a 9 x 13-inch cake pan lined on the bottom with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven (350\u00b0) for about 55 to 60 minutes.
Turn slightly cooled cake out on a cake rack; remove the waxed paper and thoroughly cool, then frost.