3 c. Delicious apples, peeled & finely chopped
1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. sifted powdered sugar
9 x 3 inch tube or bundt pan
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. mace
1 1/4 c. salad oil
2 lg. eggs

Chop apples about the size of peas. Put in a bowl with lemon juice, grated lemon rind and pecans. (Sift flour before measuring.) Sift together measured flour with soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace.

Combine sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs in large bowl of electric mixer. Beat at medium speed about 1 minute. Turn switch to low and add sifted dry ingredients, beating not more than 2 minutes. Combine as quickly as possible. By hand, stir in apples and pecans. (Mixture will be thick.)

Pour into greased (not oil; butter only) and floured tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours or until cake tests done. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack before removing cake from pan. Dust cake with sifted powdered sugar. Serves 12. This cake takes about 4 apples. If available, Golden Delicious apples are especially good.