Jewish Apple Cake

This cake is filled with a layer of sweet and cinnamony apples and glazed with just a hint of orange.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 545 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 5 tablespoons white sugar
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• 2 cups peeled apples, thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.

Step 2

Mix apples, 5 tablespoons sugar, and 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon in a bowl and set aside. Beat the oil and 2 cups of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the sugar mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and 1/4 cup of orange juice with the last egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and stir into the sugar mixture; mixing until just incorporated. Pour half of the batter into the prepared tube pan. Layer the apple mixture on top, then pour the remaining batter over the apples.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely in the pan before removing.

Step 4

To make glaze: Combine butter, 1/3 cup of orange juice, and 2/3 cup of sugar in a bowl. Pour over the warm cake while still in the pan.