• ¾ cups cooking oil
• 2 eggs
• 1½ cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups unpeeled chopped apple
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ pounds powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a large mixing bowl mix sugar and oil. Add eggs and then, beat until fluffy.
3. Sift flour, baking soda and salt together; and add to sugar, oil and egg mixture. Blend in vanilla.
4. Fold in pecans and chopped apples. Pour into a well greased and floured loaf pan.
5. Bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Icing: In a large mixing bowl soften butter and blend with powdered sugar. Add vanilla. Use cream to blend to a spread able consistency. Spread on cake.

Note: For holiday gift giving, bake in four miniature loaf pans, wrap in plastic wrap and tie with a bow.

This is nice with a cup of hot tea.