• 1 1/2 Cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs

• 3 cups sifted flour (half whole wheat, half unbleached works well)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/ tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 Tbsp apple juice, milk, or water
• 3 cups chopped apples
• 1 Cup chopped nuts (opt. pecans, walnuts, almonds)

• 3 Tbsp seseme seeds
• powdered sugar

Pre-heat oven to 350F.
Butter a 10-inch bundt pan, two 9-inch cake pans or one 9×13 inch sheet pan. Sprinkle the bottom and sides of the pan with the seseme seeds.

Beat the oil and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, levenings, and spices. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture along with the apple juice and vanilla, beating with a wooden spoon until the batter is smooth. Fold in the chopped apples and nuts.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-45min, depending upon the size of pan, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Sprinkle the top with sifted powdered sugar when the cake is cool.

Taken from: New recipes from Moosewood Restaurant