Apple Cake

I received this recipe from my sister in law. A real treat and economical to make.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 5  tablespoons sugar
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 3  tablespoons baking powder
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 4  eggs
• 5  apples, cored, peeled and sliced baking type such as McIntosh, Rome, Cortland, Granny Smith

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, 2 cups sugar, baking powder, vegetable oil, vanilla, orange juice and eggs.
4. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
5. Pour 1/2 of the mixed batter into the bundt pan. Top with a layer of 1/2 of the apple slices and 1/2 of the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
6. Top with the remaining batter. Then add the remaining apple slices, followed by the remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
8. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
9. NOTE: Let cake cool before serving so that the cake sets up. You will get a nicer presentation when you serve the slices.