Blue-ribbon apple cake
16 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 2¼ | cup | Sugar; divided |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 1 | cup | Vegetable oil |
| ⅓ | cup | Orange juice |
| 2½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 4 | mediums | Baking apples; peeled and thinly sliced |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cinnamon |
| Confectioners' sugar | ||
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, 2 cups sugar, baking powder and salt.
Combine eggs, oil, orange juice and vanilla; add to flour mixture and mix well. In a bowl, toss apples with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spread a third of the batter into a greased 10-in tube pan. Top with half the apples. Repeat layers. Carefully spread remaining batter over apples. Bake at 350 for 55-65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Recipe by: Jennie Wilburn (ToH Oct/Nov 96) Posted to EAT-L Digest by Sean Coate <swcoate@...> on Dec 16, 1997