Fresh Apple Cake

2 cups sugar

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup oil

3 eggs

3 cups chopped apple

1 cup chopped pecans

Glaze

4 Tbsp butter

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup light brown sugar

Pinch of salt

1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift dry ingredients together. Add the liquid ingredients, stirring well to combine. Add the chopped apples and nuts. Bake in a large lightly oiled bundt pan at 350 degrees for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

Glaze

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in both sugars and salt, cook over medium-low heat for two minutes. Add cream and boil for two minutes, stirring constantly.

Pour about 2/3 over the cake while hot. Cool. Invert. Drizzle remaining glaze over the top.