Apple Dapple Cake - Burton'S Sunnybrook Restaurant - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups peeled and chopped apples, Granny Smith
1 cup chopped walnuts
Topping
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup half-and-half cream
1 cup firmely packed brown sugar
whipped cream (optional)

Preparation

TO PREPARE CAKE:
Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a 13x9 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Beat together sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until light.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until well-combined.
Stir in apple and walnuts.
Spread in prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or toothpick clean inserted in center.
TO PREPARE TOPPING:
Combine buter, half and half and brown sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
Boil 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cool slightly and Pierce cake with a knife a few times so topping will penetrate.
spread on warm cake.
Serve with whipped cream if want.