Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3               cups  all-purpose flour
  1         tablespoon  baking powder
  2               cups  plus
  5        tablespoons  sugar -- divided
  1                cup  vegetable oil
  4                     eggs
     1/3           cup  orange juice
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  2 1/2      teaspoons  vanilla extract
  4             medium  baking apples -- peeled and thinly
                        -- sliced
  2          teaspoons  ground cinnamon
                        confectioners' sugar -- optional~

Preparation:

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, 2 cups of the sugar, oil, eggs, orange juice, salt and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. In another bowl, toss apples with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spread one-third of batter in a greased 10-in. tube pan. Cover with half of the apples. Repeat layers. Spoon remaining batter over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar if desire

Nutritional Information:

324 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (55% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 62mg Cholesterol; 230mg Sodium