Ronnie's Notes
I make apple cake a lot. Jewish Apple Cake. German Apple Cake. French Apple Cake. My Aunt Beck’s Apple Cake.
All good. Which one I bake depends on my mood, the season, the ingredients I have on hand, whether or not I want a cake with dairy. Or not.
This week my choice is Irish Apple Cake. St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon and even though I am not Irish, that’s always such a happy day all around, so why not celebrate with cake?
So, Irish Apple Cake on the menu.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a bundt pan.
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
Mix the apples, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
Place the vegetable oil and eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer.
Beat at medium speed for , or until thoroughly blended.
Add the 1-1/4 cups sugar and beat for another or until thoroughly blended.
Add the orange juice and vanilla extract and beat for another minute.
Add the flour mixture and beat for another minute or until the batter is smooth and uniform.
Spoon about 1/3 of the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
Add 1/2 the apple mixture.
Cover with another 1/3 of the batter, top with remaining apples and cover with remaining batter.
Bake for or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for .
Invert onto a cake rack to cool completely.