Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['dairy_free'], recipe: 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.

Target recipe: beat together until smooth--flour, 2 1/2 cups of sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla, oil, eggs, and juice. then in a separate bowl, mix apples, cinnamon, and sugar. layer the batter and apples in a greased tube pan. **pour some batter--then layer it with apples--then switch back and forth until it is all used up**. bake in oven at 350° for 1 1/2 hours to 1 3/4 hours.