Apple Harvest Cake

Recipe courtesy of Cynthia Aiken, a member of Haywood EMC.

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/3 cup fresh or dried cranberries, chopped
2 medium Granny Smith apples (or other variety), chopped
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
Powdered sugar for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 10-inch tube pan. In medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in walnuts. Peel apples and chop; set aside. In large bowl, combine sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs. Stir in cranberries and apples. Stir in flour mixture until moistened; batter will be stiff. Spoon into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake 1 hour or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen edges and remove to completely cool on wire rack. Garnish with powdered sugar after cake is cooled.