Ingredients

• 3 large apples
• 2 tbsp. of lemon juice
• 5 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup oil
• 2 cups sugar (separate from first sugar)
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cups apple juice or milk
• 2 1/2 tbsp. vanilla

Directions

1. Peel and slice apples thin
2. Add lemon juice to prevent browning
3. Mix the 5 tbsp. of sugar and 2 tsp. of cinnamon in bowl and set aside
4. Mix 3 cups of flour, 1 tbsp. of baking powder, and 1 tsp. of salt in bowl and set aside
5. Mix 1 cup of oil and 2 cups of sugar in separate bowl for 2-5 minutes or until creamy
6. In another bowl, beat eggs till light and add 1/4 cup apple juice or milk. Add vanilla
7. Mix egg/juice/vanilla bowl and add to oil/sugar mixture
8. Add dry ingredients to liquids and fold together gently
9. Pour 1/3 of batter in greased floured pan
10. Add 1/2 of apples and 1/3 of the sugar/cinnamon mix and then mix together
11. Add 1/3 more batter and other 1/2 apples and 1/3 more sugar/cinnamon mix
12. Add any remaining batter and sugar/cinnamon mix
13. Add to pan of your choice and bake at 350F
14. Bundt pan for 50-60 minutes
15. 2x 8" cake pans for 30-35 minutes
16. 9" spring form for 60-70 minutes
17. 2 loaf pans for 40-50 minutes
18. Check for doneness by finger depression or toothpick insertion
19. Let cool for 10 minutes in pan then remove