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Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350F Lightly oil an 8-inch-square glass baking dish.
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To prepare the topping, mix together the walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
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To prepare the cake batter, in a bowl, with a hand-held electric mixer, beat the eggs on medium speed until well mixed.
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Beat in the sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until the mixture is thick and foamy.
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Beat in the oil, adding it in a steady stream.
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Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula.
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With the spatula, stir in the matzo cake meal, blending well.
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Pour half of the batter mixture into the prepared pan.
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Sprinkle about half the topping mixture evenly over the batter.
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Top with half the apples and all the raisins.
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Scrape the remaining half of the batter over the apples, spreading it out to cover the apples.
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Arrange the remaining apples on top of the batter.
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Sprinkle evenly with the remaining topping mixture.
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Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the sides of the cake pull away very slightly from the baking dish and the topping has begun to caramelize.
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(A cake tester is not reliable.
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It will not come out clean due to the moist richness of this cake.)
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Let sit in the baking dish for several hours until completely cool before cutting into serving portions.
