Jewish/catholic apple cake

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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4Macintosh apples; peeled Cored and sliced or cubed
2teaspoonsCinnamon
5tablespoonsSugar
3cupsFlour; sifted
2cupsSugar; separated
1cupVegetable oil
4Eggs
¼cupOrange juice
3teaspoonsBaking powder
teaspoonVanilla
1teaspoonSalt
1cupChopped walnuts; (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350^. Combine cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar and sprinkle over apples; set aside. Combine and beat remaining ingredients (except walnuts) in large bowl until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Pour ½ batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan. Arrange ½ of apple mixture over it. Pour in the rest of batter and arrange the rest of the apples on top of the batter. Bake at 350^ for 1½ hours. Allow cake to cool in an upright position. May be frozen for future use.

NOTE: if apples look small then use 5 instead of 4! Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Apr 30, 1998