Fresh Apple Cake (Optional - With Brown Sugar Icing) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 baking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
2 teaspoons cinnamon
5 tablespoons sugar
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup orange juice
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Preparation

Toss apples with cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar; set aside.
Mix remaining ingredients together; blend well. Pour 1/3 of the batter into a greased and floured 10\" tube pan (like a bundt cake pan); layer with half of the apples. Repeat layers and pour remaining batter on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center removes clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; invert tube pan and remove to cool completely.
Frost with Brown Sugar Icing.