JEWISH APPLE CAKE

By rmille6277

Janice Riggs Reigle

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 cups sliced, pared red delicious apples (4 medium apples)
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Combine cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar in bowl. Toss with apples. Set aside.
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Sift together flour, remaining sugar and baking powder in another bowl. Add oil, eggs, orange juice and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes using an electric mixer at medium speed. Pour half of batter into greased 10-inch tube pan. Top with half of apple mixture. Repeat layers, ending with apple mixture.
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Bake at 350deg for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until done. Cool in pan on rack 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack right side up.