Ricardo's Apple Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 -6 apples
• 3 cups flour
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup canola oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 peel, core, and thinly slice the apples.
• 2 sprinkle 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 5 tablespoons of sugar over the apples, then toss and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl sift together flour, the rest of the sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 4 add the canola oil, eggs, juice and vanilla. mix the ingredients until batter is creamy.
• 5 pour half of batter into lightly greased and floured tube pan.
• 6 layer half of the apples, then the rest of the batter, and then the remainder of the apples in the pan.
• 7 bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours or until done.
• 8 serve warm with a good quality vanilla ice cream and a nice cup of coffee or tea of your choice.
• 9 no frosting is needed. the apples create a moist and flavorful topping and filling.
• 10 experiment by adding a cup of fresh cranberries to the batter, or substitute apples for pears.