German Apple Cake

Name: German Apple Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup canola oil; 1/2 cup orange juice; 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 to 5 apples); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 tablespoons sugar; Confectioners' sugar, optional

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 to 5 apples)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

1

Combine the first three ingredients; set aside.
2

In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well.
3

Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon/sugar.
4

Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar if desired.