1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 c. all-purpose unbleached flour, sifted
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground mace
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. whole wheat flour, sifted
1 1/4 c. walnuts, coarsely chopped
3 1/4 c. coarse chunks of peeled & cored Rome Beauty apples
3 tbsp. apple jack or calvados
Apple cider glaze

Sift together flour, cloves, cinnamon, mace, soda and salt. Then stir in whole wheat flour. Add to oil, eggs and sugar mixture and mix until blended. Add nuts, apples and apple jack all at once and stir until pieces are evenly distributed.

Pour into greased 10 inch round cake pan or Bundt pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let rest 10 minutes. Unmold and pour glaze over warm cake or cut and pour glaze over each slice.

GLAZE:

4 tbsp. sweet butter
2 tbsp. brown sugar
6 tbsp. granulated sugar
3 tbsp. Applejack
4 tbsp. sweet cider
2 tbsp. fresh orange juice
2 tbsp. heavy cream

Melt butter and stir in sugars. Add remaining ingredients; stir and bring to a boil. Reduce slightly and cook 4 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Makes 1 1/2 cups glaze.