Southern Apple and Pecan Cake - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon*
• 1 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 3 cups of all-purpose flour (I used a mixture of all-purpose and whole wheat pastry flour)
• 3 green apples, cored, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch cubes (approximately 3 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar**
• 1 1/2 cups of pecans***, toasted and roughly chopped
• confectioners’ sugar, for garnish