1 1/4 c. cooking oil
2 lg. or 3 sm. eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts or coconut (optional)
3 c. raw apples, chopped finely with peels
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2 c. flour

Mix well all ingredients, adding apples last. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour. Check at about 45 minutes.

CARAMEL FROSTING:

1/2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. salt

Melt butter and brown sugar and then add other ingredients. Add enough confectioners' sugar to make consistency to spread on cake when cooled.