Apple Raisin Walnut Cake

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups grated apples, unpeeled
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting:
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup broken walnuts

Beat eggs and oil together in a mixing bowl until foamy; add sugar and vanilla and continue to beat. Add apples, beating slightly; set aside. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; add raisins and walnuts to flour mixture.

Add flour mixture to egg mixture; beat slightly. Bake at 350* F. in a greased 13-inch x 9-inch x 2-inch pan. Check for doneness after 25 minutes. To make frosting, mix milk and flour in saucepan; heat over medium heat until thick. Chill thoroughly over ice water.

Beat in large mixer bowl with butter, sugar and vanilla until mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes (like mashed potatoes). Spread on cooled cake; sprinkle with nuts. Yield: 12 servings.