5 tbs. sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon mixed together
3 cups flour, sifted
2 cups sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
4 eggs
1 cup oil
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup orange juice
Beat well for 5 minutes. Pour half batter into a well-greased and floured tube pan. Layer one row of sliced apples on top and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture. (Chocolate chips and/or chopped nuts optional.) Pour batter over apples again and repeat layer of apples and sugar cinnamon. End with batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
-compliments of Carmela Baldino