2 lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced
5 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. cinnamon
3 c. flour
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/4 c. orange juice
1 tbsp. baking powder
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 10 inch tube pan. Combine apples, 5 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon, set aside. In large bowl of electric mixer, combine flour, sugar, oil, eggs, juice, baking powder, vanilla and salt. Beat until thoroughly incorporated (batter will be heavy). Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Top with half of apples. Repeat with remaining batter and apples. Bake until top of cake is brown and firm to touch, about 1 3/4 hours. Cool cake 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.