Apple Cake

3 cups /750 mL all-purpose flour
3 cups /750 mL sugar, divided
4 eggs
1 cup /250 mL vegetable oil
½ cup /125 mL orange juice
3 tsp /15 mL Watkins Baking Powder
2 ½ tsp /12 mL Watkins Vanilla
1 tsp /5 mL salt
4 large apples, peeled and sliced
2 to 3 tsp /10-15 mL Watkins Ground Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F /180°C. Grease and flour 10-inch/25 cm tube pan. Beat flour, 2 cups /500 mL sugar, eggs, oil, orange juice, baking powder, vanilla and salt in large bowl for 2 minutes. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Toss apples with remaining 1 cup/ 250 mL sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Arrange half of apple mixture in one to two layers over batter. Top with remaining batter; arrange remaining apple mixture over batter.

Bake for about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack. Invert onto serving plate.  Slide knife around edge of pan if necessary to loosen cake from pan.  Makes 12 servings.

This delicious recipe was published in a Watkins catalog.   For maximum flavor and quality, prepare only with Watkins high quality ingredients as indicated.