Butterscotch Apple Cake (a.k.a. "Evil)

I've been craving apples lately, so I suppose I'll share one of my old favorites with you... Butterscotch Apple Cake.  After finding this recipe on Noble Pig's website last year, I made it for a family get-together... and made it again a bunch more times after that.  My family has nicknamed this recipe "Evil", as in, "Would you like another slice of Evil?" because it is so incredibly sweet and tempting, you can't help but have some.

Once again, a long list of ingredients, but you should only have to go out for a couple things.

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups finely chopped, peeled apples (Granny Smith are recommended, but you can use pretty much any kind you like). Again, use your Apple corer/peeler/slicer! I'm telling you, it rocks!
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 1 cup butterscotch morsels (find em in the grocery store by chocolate chips)
• Caramel sauce
• Whipped cream or ice cream

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together oil and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; beat well.
• Stir in vanilla, apples, and pecans (mixture will be thick--you may have to use your hands to mix it).
• Spread mixture evenly in a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle butterscotch morsels over top.
• Bake for 55 minutes.
• Cool completely in the pan.
• Garnish with warm caramel sauce and whipped cream, or serve over vanilla ice cream.