Apple Spice Cake

1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
3 to 4 granny smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (3 cups)
1 cup chopped assorted nuts, such as pecans and walnuts (optional)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350, grease a 12-cup bundt pan.
2. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine vegetable oil, sugar, and eggs; mix on high spread until lemon yellow.
4. Gradually fold in dry ingredients until just incorporated.
5. Add apples and, if desired, nuts, to batter; mix to combine. Add vanilla, mixing until incorporated.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 75-90 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, and cool slightly on a wire rack.
8. Invert cake onto rack; turn cake right-side up to cool completely.

Note: Recipe courtesy of Dorothy Mae Brown