Apple Cake
4 large apples
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups plus 5 tablespoons sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
¼ cup orange juice
2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a Bundt pan.
2. Peel and slice the apples. Mix the cinnamon and 5 tablespoons of sugar. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the eggs; add the oil, 2 cups of sugar, the orange juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat a low speed just until mixed.
5. Spoon one third of the batter into the prepared pan. Top with half of the apples and half of the cinnamon sugar. Cover with another third of the batter. Add the rest of the apples and cinnamon sugar. Top with the remaining batter.
6. Bake for 1 ¼ hours or until the cake shrinks slightly from the sides of the pan. Remove from the pan and cool on a rack.
