Old Fashioned Apple Cake

By Joelene

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 cups Granny Smith apples (peeled & sliced - or any tart apples)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• powdered sugar (as much as desired)
• favorite berries (optional)
• whipped cream (optional - as much as desired)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place oven rack in the middle of the oven.

Grease and flour a bundt pan.

Peel and slice apples.

Toss apples with the cinnamon and the ½ cup of granulated sugar.

Set mixture aside.

In a separate bowl mix together the 2 cups granulated sugar, vanilla, eggs, oil, and orange juice.

Sift flour and baking powder together and mix into the liquid ingredients, stirring to combine.

Fold the apple, cinnamon, sugar mixture into the batter.

Pour batter into greased pan and bake for approximately one hour depending on the type of oven.

Cake is done when skewer comes up clean.

Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in the pan.

When cooled, flip pan over onto a serving platter.

Dust top with powdered sugar.

Serve plain or with a spoonful of fresh whipped cream and berries.