Grandma Mendelson’s Apple Butter Cake
Makes 10 servings
• 4 large apples, peeled and cored
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan or a springform cake pan.
Slice the apples. Put in a small bowl and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium-high speed. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well to combine.
In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and add to butter and sugar mixture.
Add the orange juice and vanilla, beating well to form a smooth batter.
Pour about a third of the batter into pan. Layer with one-half of the apples. Repeat for one more layer, finishing with the batter.
Place in oven and bake for about 1 1/2 hours until lightly browned and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool in pan on a rack for 20 minutes, then turn out onto the rack to cool completely.
