Apple Cake

Ingredients:
- 4 apples, peeled and grated
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 1 12 cups powdered sugar
- 34 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 18 cup butter

Directions:
- For cake: Pour sugar over apples and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Beat oil and eggs; add sugar and apples.
- Sift soda, salt and flour together and add to the mixture.
- Pour into ungreased 13x9 pan; bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
- For icing: mix sugar, milk, coconut, pecans and vanilla in saucepan.
- Cook to thread stage; test with spoon until the mixture drips and leaves threads or strings hanging (approx.
- 230 degrees).
- When this is reached, remove from heat and add butter; spread on cake.