Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/4 c. orange juice
1 c. vegetable oil (I use Crisco oil)
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
3 c. plain flour (Red Band)
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. peeled and chopped apples
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. chopped pecan nuts

Preparation

Peel apples and pour 1/2 cup sugar over apples; set aside. Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon; set aside.
Cream oil and 2 cups sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, cream well.
Add vanilla, mix.
Add flour mixture.
Fold in nuts and apples, mix well.
Pour in well-greased and floured large tube pan.
Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 50 to 60 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes.
Turn out, then ice.