Apple Cake

Hannah’s dad is the baker in the family, and he bakes this cake every Rosh Hashanah. It calls for 6 apples, which always turns out to be too many, but no one has ever been able to figure out the right number. We generally buy 4 and hope it’s enough!

 

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2-1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 thinly sliced peeled apples
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons sugar

 

Preparation

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients in the order listed. Mix until smooth.
2. Preheat oven to 350° F.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the applies, cinnamon, and sugar.
4. Grease and flour an angel food cake pan (tube pan). Line bottom with parchment paper.
5. Pour 1 layer of batter and 1 layer of applies into the pan.
6. Alternate the layers, ending with apples on top.
7. Bake for 2 hours.
8. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
9. Use a knife to cut the sides of the cake and carefully lift it out of the pan. I generally need help for this part – you need at least 3 hands!

 

a recipe from California Kosher