Grandma's Apple Cake

Recipe submitted by Matt

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This is my grandmother's favorite recipe. We make this all the time whenever it is the holiday season! This is my favorite apple cake recipe because it tastes just like apple pie without the trouble of making one.

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Ingredients:

FOR CAKE BATTER:

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tbs. water
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt



FOR APPLES:

• 4-6 apples peeled, cored and cut into thin slices
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon


• Icing sugar to garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 (F).
Mix together the eggs, white sugar, vanilla, oil and water.
In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet. You will end up with a thick cake batter.
Mix together the apples, cinnamon and brown sugar in a bowl.
Spoon half of the cake batter into a greased, standard size bread pan, and top with the apple mixture.
Pour the remaining batter and top with the remaining apple slices.
Bake for 1 hour.
Cool and sprinkle with icing sugar.