Cooking : Apple Walnut Cake

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
3 cups chopped, peeled baking apples
2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and mace; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apples and nuts. (Batter will be very stiff.)
Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.