OVERVIEW :

This tender cake is packed with apples, recipe can be enjoyed hot or cold – eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

INGREDIENTS :

• 3 cups of flour
• 2 1/2 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 cups of orange juice
• 4 large apples (granny smith)
• Cinnamon

SUGAR/ CINNAMON MIX DIRECTIONS :

• Mix 5 tablespoons of sugar with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.

DIRECTIONS/ BAKING :

• Peel, core and slice apple slices into wedges, place in a separate bowl.
• Add sugar/ cinnamon mixture into apples, stir well and set aside.
• Then grease and flour pan(s) – either 2 loaf pans or 1 tube pan.
• Mix remaining ingredients with electric mixer following order above until batter gets thick and tacky.
• If using 2 pans, use equal amounts of batter in each pan for each step.
• Put a very thin layer of batter in bottom of pan(s), just enough to cover.
• Layer the apples next arranging side by side to cover most of the pan area then top with thick layer of batter.
• Repeat apple layer on top.
• Finish with remaining batter on top.
• Drizzle juices remaining from apples on top.
• Bake at 350 for 1 – 1 1/2 hours (depending on oven), keep checking with a knife to determine when done.
• Either cover with parchment paper, either left out at room temperature or in refrigerator.

OVERVIEW :

This was overall a fairly easy recipe to follow. It was also very easy to find these ingredients, all of which I had in my house! My whole family loved this recipe!