Apple Cake

Taken from Smitten Kitchen

Ingredients:

• 6 apples (I used Fuji)
• 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
• 2 c., plus 5 Tbsp. sugar
• 2-3/4 c. flour, sifted
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 c. vegetable oil
• 1/4 c. orange juice
• 2-1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bunt pan with butter and set aside.
• Peel, core and chop the apples into chunks. Toss with cinnamon and 5 Tbsp. sugar and set aside.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, orange juice, 2 c. sugar and vanilla. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ones, then add eggs, one at a time. Scrape down the bowl to ensure all ingredients are incorporated.
• Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Spread half of apples over it. Pour the remaining batter over the apples and arrange the remaining apples on top.
• Bake for about 1-1/2 hours, or until a tester comes out clean.