1 1/2 cups oil
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 1/2 cups flour
3 cups grated apples
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put oil, sugar and eggs into the bowl of a mixer. Beat until creamy on low speed. Sift flour and other dry ingredients together. With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients in three additions and blending until incoporated each time. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in the grated apples.
Grease and flour 2 8" or 9" inch cake pans. Pour batter in the pans. Bake for about 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans for about 10 minutes and then invert onto rack to cool. Wrap layers and cool in fridge if not ready to frost.
CARAMEL FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 box confectioners' sugar
Cook butter and sugar together until well blended. Add 1/4 cup milk and 1 box confectioners' sugar. Mix and add just enough milk to spread.