You Will Need:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar (can cut to 1 and 2/3rds of a cup)
• 1 cup oil (or butter)
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3 large Golden Delicious apples
• 5 Tbs sugar
• 1 1/2 tbs. cinnamon (optional)
• Enough rum to cover apples

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (degrees fahrenheit).
2. Peel and core apples, slice thinly.
3. Mix in a bowl with 5tbs sugar, rum (and cinnamon).
4. Refrigerate for an hour. This lets the apples absorb the rum better, and makes it softer after baked.
5. Measure first 7 ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix well. Mix dry ingredients first, then mix wet. Batter will be on the thick side but will be pourable.
6. Pour 1/2 batter in a greased tube pan.
7. Put 1/2 apple mixture on top. Add apples, then top off with the remaining batter.
8. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Top of the cake may look moist, but that is normal.