Recipe: Heritage Apple Cake (apple slices layered between batter)

HERITAGE APPLE CAKE

Absolutely excellent!

1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided use
2 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice or water
1 tsp. vanilla
3 apples, peeled and sliced
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Ice cream or whipped cream (optional, for serving)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan or a square cake pan.

Combine flour and baking powder; set aside.

Whisk 1 cup sugar, eggs, oil, juice (or water) and vanilla together.

Stir in the baking powder and flour mixture. Spread half of the cake batter in the prepared pan; place apple slices on top.

Sprinkle apples with a mixture of the remaining 1/2 cup sugar mixed with cinnamon (reserve a bit for the top). Spread the apple cinnamon layer with the rest of the cake batter, sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture.

Bake until done, about 50 minutes.

Serve as is or with a bit of ice cream or whipped cream.

From: charli