3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 cups peeled and finely chopped apples

Grease a 10-inch tube pan. Combine oil and sugar, beat well, adding eggs one at a time then add vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix well until well blended, then add nuts and apples; mix well.

Pour into tube pan and bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 1 hour 15 minutes or until done. Place on rack to cool but do not remove from pan.

Glaze:

1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine ingredients and bring to a boil. Cook for 4 minutes. While cake is still warm, poke holes in top then spoon glaze over the top. Let cool before removing from pan.

Submitted by: Nancy C.