GRANDDAUGHTER’S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups peeled, finely chopped apples
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
SAUCE:
1 stick margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a tube pan with non-stick spray. In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, oil, orange juice, flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well. Fold in apples, coconut, and pecans. Pour into prepared pan and bake until cake tests clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
For sauce: Shortly before cake is done, melt margarine in a saucepan. Add other sauce ingredients and bring to a rolling boil. Stir constantly and boil 1 minute. Pour sauce over hot cake in pan as soon as it is removed from oven. Let sit 1 hour. Turn cake out onto a rack to cool completely.