This cake is a very rich and wonderful fall cake that highlights those fresh picked apples.

Ingredients

• 3 cups unsifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup orange or pineapple juice
• 2 pounds (5 large or more) pared, sliced or chopped apples
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350*.  Mix flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.  Beat sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla well in a large bowl.  Add flour and juice alternately to egg mixture.  Beat well.  Grease well and flour a large tube pan.  Start with a layer of batter and then a layer of apples, Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture.  Make 3 layers ending with apples.  Bake at 350* for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes.  After the cake is done, leave it in the pan until cold.

Notes

• This cake is better if it is not cut until the next day.  It also freezes great.