We got this recipe from a “hill lady” in North Carolina.  The ingredients don’t sound logical but the cake is very good.

2 cups sugar
1 tea soda
1 ½ cups oil
2 cups chopped apples
3 eggs
1 cup flaked coconut
1 ½ tea vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tea salt
3 cups flour

Mix sugar and oil and heat a little.  Add eggs and beat well.  Add salt and soda to flour and mix.  Add all remaining ingredients.  Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes at 350