Recipe of the Month
JEWISH APPLE CAKE
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3 tsps. Baking powder
1 cup canola or vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
4 large eggs
1 tsps. vanilla
4-5 medium apples
5 T. sugar & 2 T. cinnamon (mixed together)
Slice apple thin, put into bowl, and toss with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Set aside.
Mix flour, baking powder and a dash of salt together.
Beat eggs in electric mixure. Add sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add vanilla.
Add oil gradually. Put in 1/2 of flour mixure and then add juice. Put in the rest of the flour. Mix slowly just till combined.
Layer batter and apples in pan, starting with batter and ending with batter.
Bake for about 11/2 hours till cake tester comes out clean.
Leave in pan for about 15 minutes and then removes cake and let cool on rack. When ready to serve, sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
Note: I like to put a small bunch of flowers in center of cake when serving...it looks nice.
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