Gigi'S Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup canola oil
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
6 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/3 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt or tube pan.
In a medium bowl, combine the 2 1/2 cups flour with the baking powder and 2 tsp of cinnamon.
In a large bowl, toss the apples with 1/4 cup sugar and the remaining 1 tsp of cinnamon and set aside.
In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the 1 cup of oil with the eggs, orange juice, vanilla and remaining 2 cups of sugar on med speed for 1 minute.
Add the flour in 3 batches, mixing until just combined.
Add the apples and stir to combine.
Transfer to the pan, leaving about an inch from the top, bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 30 minutes before unmolding it onto a rack to cool completely.