This clake was the best cake I have ever made....Adding the 1 cup of milk as another suggested was exactly what it needed! This cake was the first i had ever made that I didnt have a hard time getting it out of the pan!! PERFECT!!!

This cake is delicious. I would not call it ugly, but maybe "Apple Unadorned Cake" would be a better name. It could use a strudel or a glaze to "pretty" it up, but it tastes fabulous without. I too added the one cup of milk - I wonder if the cake would be uglier if baked without it? The batter was just WAY too dry, and I couldn't bring myself to cut up all those apples for a dry, lumpy cake. My husband said this one tasted like a quick bread, and wanted to either put butter or cream cheese frosting on it. I'm bringing it to a brunch tomorrow, but we sampled a piece each, and we agree - this one's a keeper. Thanks! Edited to add: I made this the first two times with canola oil, and it was fabulous. When I made it with veggie oil, it had a really strong "oil" taste to it - I ended up throwing a lot of it away.

I decided to cut the calories on this recipe when I made it. I used Splenda for 1/2 of the sugar and unsweetened applesauce for 1/2 of the oil. Both worked great! I also added in an extra cup of apples and added the 1 cup of (skim) milk, as others had suggested. A very moist cake and the chunks of apples almost make it seem like an Apple Pie-Cake. The chunks of apple make this recipe different then most apple cake recipes. Yummy! I keep this cake in the fridge.

This was actually better the day after I made it. It seemed more moist then fresh from the oven. I did add some milk because I could barely stir the batter. Came out great!

i substituted most of the oil with milk! Maybe the original with all oil would taste better...

Taste so good, like those you buy in high-end cafes. Do add 1 cup of milk, as recommended by one reviewer. I reduced the sugar to 1 1/4 cup and the sweetness is just right. The cake is not ugly!

There was nothing ugly about this cake. My cake looked very nice and tasted great too. My husband and I loved this cake and we warmed it up in the microwave and had a piece everyday until it was gone. :-)

This has been the most popular thing I've made and the thing I'm asked to repeat most often. Moist and tasty.

This was very good. I reduced the recipe by 1/3 to bake in an 11x7 pan - 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/4 tsps each salt, cinnamon and baking soda, 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup oil, 2 apples diced and about 1/3 cup raisins. Baked for 50 minutes. Moist and delicious -good warm with ice cream.

I took another reviewer's advice and added a cup of liquid (milk) to the batter. The top was deliciously crunchy/chewy. I don't even like raisins, but I LOVED them in this cake! I might try it with dried cranberries instead of raisins next time. That sounds like it'd be nice and tangy.

Very good. I'm going to use less oil the next time...it was a little too oily for my taste.

loved the cake and wouldn't change a thing. now a family favourtie

This cake was very easy to make. I was surprised to see how stiff the batter was and had to really work to incorporate the diced apples. I topped the cake with the cup of apples that I did not put in the batter. I did not put in the raisins, but will the next time I make this. I had crumb topping from a previous recipe which I used to covered the cake. My cake wasn't ugly at all!!

I made this cake this past weekend for a church bake sale and got RAVE reviews for it. This is now my holy grail recipe for apple cake. The only changes I made were adding an extra egg (I was using small pullet eggs) and 1/2 C. water. The batter is too stiff if you don't add the water. I baked the cake as directed and it turned out perfectly!! Thanks to the original poster for this recipe. I will make this cake over and over again for years to come.

I chose this cake for it's simplicity and the name. It tasted great. I substituted 1 cup of white flour to wheat. The cake was pretty, light, crunchy and GREAT!! I made it for a party and served it with whipped cream. Delicious!!