Blue ribbon apple cake

 
                           Blue-Ribbon Apple Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Tast of Home
 Serving Size  : 16   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Apples                           Cakes
                 Cookbooks, Mags, Newpprs         Dessert
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    3      cups          all-purpose flour
    2 1/4  cups          sugar divided
    1      tablespoon    baking powder
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    4                    egg
    1      cup           vegetable oil
      1/3  cup           orange juice
    2 1/2  teaspoons     vanilla extract
    4      medium        baking apples -- peeled and sliced
    2      teaspoons     ground cinnamon
                         confectioner's sugar
 
 In a mixing bowl, combine flour,2 cups sugar,baking powder and salt.
 Combine eggs,oil,orange juice and vanilla:add to flour mixture and mix
 well. In a bowl, toss apples with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spread a
 third of the batter into a greesed 10 in tube pan. Top with 1/2 apples.
 Repeat layers. Carefully spead remaining batter over apples. Bake at 350
 for 55- 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out
 clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack: cool. Dust
 with confectioners' sugar
 
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