Ingredients

4 apples, peeled, cored, sliced

2 tsp cinnamon

5 tbsp sugar

3 c flour, sifted

2 c sugar, separated

1 c vegetable oil

4 eggs

1/4 c orange juice

3 tsp baking powder

2.5 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

1 c chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation

preheat oven to 350. generously grease 10in tube pan. combine cinnamon/sugar, sprinkle over apples. combine remaining ingredients in usual order and beat until smooth. pour 1/2 of the batter into the pan; arrange 1/2 of the apples. pour remaining batter, arrange remaining apples.

bake for 1.5 hours.