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Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup oil
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups diced apples
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts
GLAZE:
1-1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons apple juice
Chopped nuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray fluted bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. For cake beat sugar and eggs for 5 minutes. Slowly beat in oil. Beat in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla. With a spoon, stir in apples, raisins and nuts. Spread in pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from pan. For glaze combine confectioners' sugar and apple juice. Mix well. Spoon over cake, letting some run down sides. Sprinkle on nuts.

Nancy O'Mary
Rock Island


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  Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.




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