Apple Cake with Buttermilk Sauce

Name: Apple Cake with Buttermilk Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1-1/4 cups vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup orange juice; 2 cups chopped apple; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; BUTTERMILK SAUCE:; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup buttermilk; Whipped cream, optional

I wish I could tell you this cake is a "keeper"...but in our family it never lasts long enough for me to find out! I prefer to use Cortland apples when I bake this cake, but any firm baking apple will work.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup orange juice
2 cups chopped apple
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
BUTTERMILK SAUCE:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
Whipped cream, optional

Directions

Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In a large 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° 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.
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.