Moms Favorite Jewish Apple Cake Recipes

JEWISH APPLE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan. Combine the ground cinnamon and 5 teaspoons of the sugar together and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and 2 cups of the sugar. Stir in the vegetable oil, beaten eggs, orange juice and vanilla. Mix well.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan. Top with 1/2 of the sliced apples and sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Pour the remaining batter over the top and layer the remaining sliced apples and cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 70 to 90 minutes.

MOM'S JEWISH APPLE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour tube pan.
• Peel, core, and cut apples into 12 thick slices each. Place in a bowl, sprinkle over about one-third of the cinnamon sugar mixture, and toss together with your hands.
• Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl (except apples and cinnamon sugar mixture) and mix together until the batter is smooth.
• Spoon about half of the cake batter into the bottom of your greased and floured tube pan.
• Arrange half of the sliced apples on top of the batter, then sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Next, add the remaining batter, then another layer of apples, then finish the top with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake in the oven for 1-1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out mostly clean (don't overbake or it may become dry).
• Let cool on the counter for about 15 minutes. Then gently slide a butter knife around the sides to loosen the cake from the pan. Prop it up on top of a large can (like a large can of whole tomatoes) and drop the sides off the pan. Place it back on the countertop and run a knife between the cake bottom and the bottom of the pan. Carefully but quickly invert the cake onto a plate (to remove it from the tube), then invert it again onto another plate, so it's right-side up.
• Store covered on the counter for several days. Serve warm with a steaming mug of of coffee and enjoy.