PAULA DEEN'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease tube pan and coat bottom and sides of pan with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Cream oil and sugar with mixer and add eggs one at a time. With spatula stir in apples and vanilla. Mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to the apple mixture. Add the nuts and raisins. Bake for 1.5- 1.75 hours, or until toothpick comes out clean.