Lisa's Apple Cake

This apple cake is moist and very easy to make. When you bake it the whole house smells so good. It is old family recipe from my best friend. She is not very much into a baking but her apple cake is just to die for.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 4  apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1  cup  oil
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 3  teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour 10inch fluted tube pan.
3. In medium bowl stir apples, cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar. Set a side.
4. In large mixing bowl beat sugar and eggs with el. mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. While mixer is on, slowly add oil and mix for another minute or two.
6. Add orange juice and vanilla extract and mix well.
7. Add flour and baking powder, mix on low speed just until combine.
8. Pour 1/2 batter into prepared pan add apples and pour rest of the batter over the apples.
9. Bake for 1 hour or until wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
10. In a half way baking I cover mine with aluminum foil to prevent to be dark on top.
11. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove from pan.