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(originally posted by appassionata8 in coffee_mood )

Classic Apple Cake
(modified by me from the "Spice and Spirit" cookbook)

3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups flour (1/3 to 1/2 of that amount can be whole-grain flour)
1 tsp baking powder
3 cups peeled, cored, and cubed apples
1 cup raisins (can use dried cranberries as well)

(This recipe can be doubled or tripled; 4 eggs for a double batch, and 5 for a triple)

Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

Grease and flour a 9-inch tube or bundt pan.

In a large mixed bowl, beat oil with sugar. Add eggs, then flour and baking powder. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, toss cubed apples and raisins. Stir apple mixture into batter. Batter will be very stiff.

Spoon into the greased tube or bundt pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool completely before cutting.