Jewish Apple Cake I

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 apples – peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 5 teaspoons white sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan. Combine the ground cinnamon and 5 teaspoons of the sugar together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and 2 cups of the sugar. Stir in the vegetable oil, beaten eggs, orange juice and vanilla. Mix well.

Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan. Top with 1/2 of the sliced apples and sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Pour the remaining batter over the top and layer the remaining sliced apples and cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 70 to 90 minutes.