Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon, baking soda
• 3 cups chopped peeled apples
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Topping

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar.
2. Blend in oil and vanilla extract.
3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to egg mixture.
4. Stir in apples and pecans.
5. Pour into a greased 10-inch tube pan; bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the cake tests done.
6. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
7. Remove cake to a serving platter.
8. For topping, combine all ingredients in a saucepan; boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour over warm cake.