GRAVENSTEIN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Generously spray a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and set aside.
• Combine 2 c sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla and orange juice in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer until well blended.
• Stir in the flour mixture until blended.
• Fold in grated apple, walnuts and coconut.
• Put into tube pan and bake 1 1/2 hours, or until top springs back when lightly pressed.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Combine 1 c sugar, butter 1/2 tsp baking soda and buttermilk in saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to boil.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Sauce should still be warm, but not boiling.
• Remove cake onto serving plate with raised edge.
• Puncture top of cake all over with skewer.
• Spoon hot sauce over warm cake several times until cake absorbs most of it.
• Let stand at least an hour before serving.