Jewish/catholic Apple Cake

Dot metzinger dfvf10b 4 Macintosh apples, peeled

Cored and sliced or cubed 2 ts Cinnamon

5 tb Sugar

3 c Flour; sifted

2 c Sugar; separated

1 c Vegetable oil

4 Eggs

1/4 c Orange juice

3 ts Baking powder

2 1/2 ts Vanilla

1 ts Salt

1 c Chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350^. Combine cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar and sprinkle over apples; set aside. Combine and beat remaining ingredients (except walnuts) in large bowl until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Pour 1/2 batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan. Arrange 1/2 of apple mixture over it. Pour in the rest of batter and arrange the rest of the apples on top of the batter. Bake at 350^ for 1 1/2 hours. Allow cake to cool in an upright position. May be frozen for future use. NOTE: if apples look small then use 5 instead of 4!
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