Apple Cake. Gâteau aux pommes

3 - 4 apples - peeled, cored and cut into chunks
½ C. white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp margarine

Sprinkle sliced apples with 5 tablespoons white sugar and the ground cinnamon. Toss to coat.
Sauté apple chunks 5 minutes in margarine. Drain and set aside. (You should have about 3 cups of apples.) Sprinkle a bit of flour on the apples.

Mix together:

3 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
2. Mix the flour, eggs, 2 1/4 cups sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, orange juice and vanilla until well blended. Batter will be fairly stiff. Add apples.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
   
   Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 70 minutes.
   Let cake cool in pan before un-molding.

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