EDITOR’S NOTE: While the original recipe says to bake this cake for 80 minutes, our recipe tester recommends baking it for no more than 60 minutes.
2 cups sugar
½ cup Crisco oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pecans
1 small can coconut
3 cups tart apples, grated
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients. Add slowly to liquid. Fold in nuts, coconut, and apples. Bake in a greased tube pan for 80 minutes. Let cake cool before removing from pan. Make icing by mixing powdered sugar, vanilla, and water; pour over cake while warm.
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