Philadelphia Jewish Apple Cake

Submitted by LizCl

"Moist, dense and full of cinnamon-sugar coated apples. Use Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Macintosh or Gala apples."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 13

ingredients

• 6 cups peeled thinly sliced apples (about 3 large apples or 6 small apples)
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups flour, sifted
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

directions

1. Mix apple slices with cinnamon and 1 cup sugar; set aside.
2. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl; set aside.
3. Beat eggs with 1 1/2 cups sugar and light brown sugar.
4. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the oil to the wet ingredients, then add the orange juice and lastly the vanilla and beat for 1 minute.
5. Pour 1/3rd of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
6. Layer 1/3rd of the apple slices and nuts over the batter.
7. Repeat with layer of batter, then apples and nuts, then batter, then final layer of apples and nuts.
8. Drizzle the cake with a bit of the remaining cinnamon-sugar "syrup" from the apple bowl.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until tester comes out clean.
10. Allow cake to cool in pan on wire rack for 20-25 minutes, then turn cake out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[Paul M.]

My South Philadelphia dad (RIP) was one of those "make-weekend-breakfast" cooks, with backyard grilling thrown in. But when I moved out, he tried new things. This was one of his specialities. I still have his hand-written, batter-stained recipe—which friends and family have requested copies of over the years—and the recipe on this site is the same one he used. A dense, delicious, true "comfort food" cake.

 

[Jordyn M.]

Easy and delicious! Next time I'm going to put apple slices on top.

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

This really is a dense but moist cake. I finished it off with powdered sugar. A great Fall dessert to make for company.

 

[Mary Christmas]

Very good. I used a scant measure of orange juice and replaced a quarter cup of oil with the same amount of applesauce. Since my oven runs hot I bumped the temperature down to 340 degrees and the cake was done in an hour. Next time I will drizzle less syrup on the top since it made the top a little doughy. I will increase the salt by about a quarter teaspoon too.

 

[Sharon M.]

I made this cake yesterday, and it is absolutely the best apple cake recipe I've ever found. My husband rates it a 10!