Fresh Apple Cake (Optional - With Brown Sugar Icing)

• 5 baking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1. Toss apples with cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar; set aside.
2. Mix remaining ingredients together; blend well. Pour 1/3 of the batter into a greased and floured 10" tube pan (like a bundt cake pan); layer with half of the apples. Repeat layers and pour remaining batter on top.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center removes clean.
4. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; invert tube pan and remove to cool completely.
5. Frost with Brown Sugar Icing.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fresh-apple-cake-optional-with-brown-sugar-icing-388551 (may not work)