German Apple Cake
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With the long, cold winters we have here, this recipe has warmed many a kitchen. The cake is perfect for breakfast, mealtime dessert or evening snack. I've made it for many parties, and I've always received compliments on it.
SERVINGS: 12-16
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 to 5 apples)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Confectioners' sugar, optional
Directions:
Combine the first three ingredients; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg/sugar mixture. Mix until smooth; add vanilla and beat well. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon/sugar. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake test done. Allow cake to cool 1 hour before removing from baking pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.