Apple Layer CakeCA
Source of Recipe
KSL
Apple Layer Cake
Ingredients:
* 3 cups flour
* 2 cups white granulated sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
* 1 tablespoon orange zest
* 2 tablespoons vanilla
* 1 1/2 cups chopped tart apples (about 2-3 medium Granny Smith)
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* Whipped cream
Method:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray sides and bottom of an angel food cake pan (or tube pan with a removal bottom, set aside. NOTE - if cake pan bottom is not tight, wrap pan with foil to prevent sugar and juice leakage from dripping in bottom of oven while cake is baking.
Whisk together flour, brown sugar, 1 1/4-cups white sugar, salt and baking powder. Make a hollow in center of mix; add melted butter, beaten eggs, fresh orange juice and zest; beat until smooth.
Peel, core and chop apples; toss with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Spoon a little more than half the cake batter into the bottom of prepared cake pan, tamp to settle batter. Using the back of a large spoon, form a hollow in center of batter; spoon chopped apples into hollow; spoon remaining cake batter over apples. Bake 70-90 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream.
Serves 12
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