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Makes
2 loaves or 1 bundt
Author Notes
This cake was a favorite of my childhood, and it's one my children's favorites as well. I didn't know until I grew up that my Polish grandmother used a similar recipe to many Jewish grandmothers! —Leith Devine
Ingredients
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5
apples, chopped
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5 tablespoons
sugar
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2 teaspoons
cinnamon
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zest of 1 lemon
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1 cup
canola or vegetable oil
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3 cups
flour
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2 cups
sugar
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3 teaspoons
baking soda
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1/2
salt
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4
eggs
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1/2 cup
orange juice
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 loaf or 1 bundt pan by greasing the sides with butter or oil spray.
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Chop apples and toss with 5 TB sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Set aside.
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Sift dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, salt) together. Set aside.
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In a deep bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs until light yellow.
Add 1/2 dry ingredients slowly. Mix until combined thoroughly.
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Add orange juice, oil and vanilla. Mix until combined thoroughly.
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Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until combined thoroughly. Batter will be thick.
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If using loaf pans, stir apples into batter and pour into pans.
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If using a bundt pan, put 1/2 batter in the pan, then add 1/2 the apples. Put the rest of the batter in, and top with the remaining apples.
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Bake at 350 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on the pan used. Cake is done when a skewer or knife comes out clean.
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Serve with powdered sugar or whipped cream.
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