Apple Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup corn oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 medium baking apples peeled and chopped
1 cup walnuts or pecans finely chopped
frosting
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup walnuts chopped for garnish
350 degrees
spray a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with oil or grease lightly in a medium bowl mix flour baking soda and salt In a large bowl mix sugar oil eggs and vanilla beat with an electric mixer until smooth stir wet ingredients into flour mixture mixing just enough to combine batter will be very thick fold in apples and nuts spread into prepared pan
bake for 30 to 45 minutes remove and cool for 15 minutes
for frosting in a medium saucepan melt butter or margarine do not brown butter stir in brown sugar and milk turn up heat to medium and bring to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes stir occasionally pierce warm or cooled cake with a fork drizzle hot topping all over the cake garnish with chopped walnuts or pecans