Rosh Hashanah: Jewish Apple Cake II | Submitted By: shirleyo

3 cups all-purpose flour4 eggs2 1/2 cups white sugar3 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt3 apples - peeled, cored and sliced1 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup orange juice2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract5 tablespoons white sugar2 teaspoons ground cinnamonPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan. Sprinkle sliced apples with 5 tablespoons white sugar and the ground cinnamon. Toss to coat and set aside. Mix the flour, eggs, 2 1/2 cups sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, orange juice and vanilla until well blended. Batter will be fairly stiff. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan. Place the apple mixture over the batter then pour the remaining batter over the top. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 to 80 minutes. Let cake cool in pan. Amount Per Serving  Calories: 435 | Total Fat: 17.5g | Cholesterol: 60mg

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This recipe is wonderful, however I did make a some changes based on reading others' reviews: 2 cups of sugar instead of 2 1/2, I used 5 apples instead of 3 (Granny Smith), I added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, I used apple sauce instead of vegetable oil (I found Granny Smith apple sauce, so I used that), I kept the dry ingredients separate, and then added them to the wet ingredients, and finally I dusted with confectioners' sugar after the cake cooled. Also, I cut the apples first, and put them in a bowl of water with a few drops of lemon juice to keep them from turning brown while I'm making the batter. Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
127 users found this review helpful This recipe is wonderful, however I did make a some changes based on reading others' reviews:... Good recipe, but needs tweaking, as other reviewers have stated. I substituted applesauce for all the oil, used 5 medium Granny Smith apples, used 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour in place of 1 cup all-purpose flour, cut back the sugar to 2 cups, added 1/2 cup each of raisins and chopped walnuts. Soaked the raisins in the egg/juice/vanilla mixture while I peeled and sliced the apples thinly, mixed the nuts with the dry ingredients, added the applesauce, then the other wet mixture to the dry, baked in 10" tube pan for 70 minutes. Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
21 users found this review helpful Good recipe, but needs tweaking, as other reviewers have stated. I substituted applesauce for... Uh-oh, looks like no one has created a custom version of this recipe yet. Be the first to do it - make changes to this recipe now!

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