Ingredients

3 cups, divided - sugar

1 cup - oil

4 - unbeaten eggs

7 tbsp - orange juice

2.5 tsp - vanilla extract

3 cups - flour

3 tsp - baking powder

1 tsp - salt

4 tsp, divided - cinnamon

4 to 6- large apples (sliced)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F

Make batter: Cream 2.5 cups sugar and oil. Add eggs, beating in one at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla Add flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 tsp cinnamon, mix together then set aside.

Apple mixture: Mix together apples, 2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 cup sugar. To keep apples from sinting to bottom add 1 tbsp of flour to apple mixture

In a greased and floured tube pan place a layer of batter then a layer of apples. Repeat 2 times ending with apples on top.

Bake 1.5 hours. Insert skewer to test if cake is done cooking. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan.