Cinnamon Apple Bundt Cake

Another apple recipe --my folks sent 4 HUGE boxes of apples down with some friends 3 weeks ago. I have been canning and dehydrating and pulling out all my apple recipes to make! This recipe comes from my newest Amish cookbook. I made this for our final Friday morning Bible study. We all liked it. It is a moist cake and doesn't need frosting(although a caramel drizzle would be nice, too)

Cinnamon Apple Bundt Cake
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1/2 c finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 18 oz pkg. yellow cake mix
1/3 c vegetable oil
1 3.75 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
1 c water
4 eggs
2 c fresh pared apples, diced.

Topping:
3 T plus 1 t sugar
1 t cinnamon

Grease thoroughly a 10 inch bundt pan.  Sprinkle with nuts.  Set aside.  Combine cake mix, oil, pudding mix, water and eggs.  Beat well. 

Pour 1/3 of batter into pan, sprinkle with 2 T of topping and 1 cup of apples.  Top with 1/3 more batter, rest of topping and the rest of the apples.  Top with remaining batter. 

Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes or until cake tests done.  Cook 25 minutes on a rack and invert and remove from pan.