Apple Cake - 3 Versions
rec.food.cooking/Sherry Yokim (1993)

Apple Cake - Mother's Recipe

6 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
6 apples - peeled, sliced
1 tablespoon vanilla

Mix dry ingredients together in small bowl. Mix with apples.
Add vanilla. Let stand.

4 eggs
1 cup oil (vegetable, corn, safflower, etc)
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour

Beat eggs. Blend in oil. Gradually add sugar (These 3 steps can be done with a mixer or by hand, but it is easier to use a mixer!).

Stir in flour until all blended. Fold in apple mixture.

Pour into greased Bundt or angel cake pan. Bake at 375F for 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Apple Cake - Mother-in-law's Recipe

1 cup sugar
2 cups diced apples
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix in order. Pour into a greased 8x8-inch pan. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Apple Cake - My version

Notice that my m-i-l's recipe doubled is almost the same as my mother's. I sort of combine the two. I basically follow my mother's recipe (the method of combining things helps protect against possible lumps) but decrease the number of eggs to 2 or 3. This is a very HEAVY cake. I prefer the apples to be sliced but my husband likes them diced.