Apple Cake with Buttermilk Sauce Recipe

Apple Cake with Buttermilk Sauce Recipe

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 cups chopped unpeeled apples
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • BUTTERMILK SAUCE:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • Whipped cream
  1. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, oil, vanilla and orange juice. On low speed, blend in flour mixture. Fold in apple, walnuts and coconut. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1-1/4 hours or until the cake tests done. Invert cake onto a large plate or platter. Deeply puncture the top of the warm cake with a skewer or pick.
  2. In a small saucepan, bring all sauce ingredients to a boil, stirring frequently. Immediately spoon 1-1/4 cups of sauce slowly over the top of the cake, then pour the remainder down the sides. Cool. Serve with whipped cream if desired.