Ingredients:

1	Cup	Butter
¾	Cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
¾	Cup	Sugar
4		Eggs
1	Cup	Apples, peeled, cored, and grated
1-1/2	Tsp	Vanilla
1-1/2	Tsp	Almond extract
2-1/2	Cup	All-purpose flour
1-1/2	Tsp	Baking powder
1	Tsp	Salt
2	Tsp	Nutmeg
½	Tsp	Mace
1	Cup	Walnuts, chopped
1	Cup	Raisins
1	Tbl	Flour
¼	Cup	Walnuts, chopped
2	Tbl	Brown sugar

Directions:

Cream butter, ¾ cup brown sugar and ¾ cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in apples, vanilla and almond extract. Sift together 2-1/2 cup flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and mace, gradually blend into apple mixture.

Combine 1 cup walnuts, raisins, and 1 tablespoon flour, and mix into batter.

Spoon into a well-greased 9” tube pan. Combine ¼ cup walnuts and 2 tablespoon brown sugar, sprinkle over batter.

Bake in a 325º oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes

Remove from oven, set pan on rack and let cake cool 15 min. Remove cake from pan and set on rack to cool completely.

 

Yields

8 servings