Nutty Apple Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups diced granny smith apples (peeling is optional)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
Sauce
1/3 cup golden raisin (optional)
1/4 cup dark rum or 1/4 cup apple juice
1 (12 1/4 ounce) bottle smucker's fat-free butterscotch ice cream topping (oh...there's the ONLY light ingredient ( )

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
To prepare cake, beat sugar, oil and eggs at medium speed until well blended.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, level with a knife, pour into a small bowl.
Add cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg to flour and combine.
Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until blended.
Fold in apple and walnuts.
Pour batter into a 13x9 greased baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Run knife around outside edges and cool.
To prepare sauce, combine raisins (if using) and rum in a microwave safe bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
Stir in butterscotch topping and microwave on high for 45 seconds or until hot.
Serve cake with ice cream and pour sauce over cake.
Note: cake will keep for several days in an airtight container, but the crunchy top will soften.