Jewish Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 4 medium apples, peeled, cored
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons vanilla sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups vanilla sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1/3 cup orange juice

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

3. 3

   Slice apples thinly, mix with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom; set aside.

4. 4

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Beat eggs until foamy.

5. 5

   Gradually beat in sugar, until mixture is thick and fluffy. Slowly pour oil into egg mixture, while beating continuously, mix until well blended. Add dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, alternating with orange juice, beating with a wooden spoon until smooth.

6. 6

   Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan.

7. 7

   Drain the liquid from the apples and arrange half of the slices on top of the batter. Add another 1/3 of the batter, then the rest of.

8. 8

   apples, and finally top with the remaining 1/3 of the batter.

9. 9

   Bake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched. Cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.

10. 10

    Dust with powdered sugar.