Layered Fresh Apple Cake

By margiekyle

Ingredients

• FOR APPLE MIXTURE:
• 4 large baking apples, peeled and diced
• 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
• 5 Tablespoons sugar
• FOR CAKE BATTER:
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice, fresh
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• orange juice, fresh
• FOR TOPPING:
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Toss apples, cinnamon and 5 tbsp. sugar together to coat, then set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together oil and sugar. Add eggs one at a time.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, then add to sugar and egg mixture, alternately with orange juice and vanilla.

Grease and flour tube or Bundt pan. Put in layer of batter, then a layer of apple mixture, another layer of batter, another layer of apples, then finish with a layer of batter.

Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 hours. Cool 1 hour in pan, then invert onto serving plate. Sift with powdered sugar and serve.