Nancy'S Holiday Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups dried apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup salad oil
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Chop all of the following
1/2 - 1 cup nuts (walnuts are best)
1 (6 ounce) jar cherries
1 1/2 dates
or
3/4 lb pitted dates

Preparation

Pour sugar on apples in large bowl, let stand at least 25 mins or overnight. Add salad oil, eggs. Stir well. Sift dry ingredients together and onto apple mixture. Add nuts, dates, cherries. Pour into well greased and floured angel food cake pan. Bake at 325 for 1 3/4 to 2 hours.