# Spiced Apple Cake ### Ingredients * 1 cups whole-wheat flour * 1.33333 cups unbleached all-purpose flour * 1 cups granulated sugar * 1 cups packed light-brown sugar * 2 teaspoons baking soda * 0.75 teaspoons salt * 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 0.75 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg * 0.75 teaspoons ground allspice * 1 sticks unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup or * 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger * 4 cups cored and finely chopped apples, unpeeled * 0.5 cups chopped pecans or walnuts * 0.5 cups golden raisins * 2 large eggs * 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract ### Directions Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease and flour a 9 X 13-inch baking pan. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flours, sugars, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add the butter with ginger, chopped apples, nuts, raisins, eggs, and vanilla. Using a mixer, beat gently until all ingredients blend together. Batter will be thick. Scrap the batter into the prepared pan; level the top with a spatula. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when you touch the center of the cake with your index finger. Remove cake from oven and and place on a rack to cool completely. Do not remove the cake from the pan. When completely cool, frost with Cream Cheese Icing. ### Meta author: King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion tags: Cakes and Biscuits