FRESH APPLE CAKE

2 cups flour                                                     4 cups diced raw apples

2 cups white sugar                                                     peeled

2 teaspoons baking soda                                ½  cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon                                     ½  cup butter, melted

½  teaspoon nutmeg                                       2 eggs

½  teaspoon  salt                                            Confectioner's sugar

1.      Preheat oven to 325° F.

2.      Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.

3.      In a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and sift together.  Add apple, nuts, butter, and slightly beaten eggs.  This will be a thick mixture.  Mix it all well.

4.      Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (until cake springs back at the touch)  Cool slightly and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, if desired.

5.      Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.