Local Recipes - Grandma's Super Moist Apple Cake

Submitted by Marianne Smith, Hardyston Township Manager 4-5 Golden Delicious Apples, peeled and diced. Mix in separate bowl with 2 tsp. cinnamon and 5 tsp. sugar and set aside. 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 3 tsp. baking powder 1 cup oil 4 eggs ½ tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. salt ¼ cup orange juice Pre-heat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients (with the exception of the apples) in a mixing bowl until smooth. Pour half of the cake mixture into a greased round tub pan, followed by half of the apple mixture, followed by the remaining cake mixture and finally the balance of the apple mixture. Bake for 1 and 1/2 hours until apples and cake are golden brown. Remove from pan and serve with apple-side up.