Fresh Apple Autumn Cake

Step 1: Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

Step 2: Slice apples and place in a bowl; set aside.

Step 3: Beat eggs, gradually beat in sugar, then oil.

Step 4: Re-sift flour with baking powder and salt, add beaten mixture in small amounts, alternately with orange juice. Beat in extracts.

Step 5: Pour about one quarter of the batter into prepared pan.

Step 6: Arrange apple slices on top and sprinkle a little cinnamon-sugar mixture over the apples.

Step 7: Repeat these layers using about a quarter of the batter each time.

Step 8: Make sure that the last layer is finished off with batter only.

Step 9: Bake at 350-degrees-Fahrenheit for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until it tests done with a toothpick(refer to Note below).

Step 10: Remove pan from the oven and let cool and remove from pan.

Step 11: Sprinkle confectioners sugar over top (or additional cinnamon-sugar mixture).

Step 12: Slice and serve.

NOTE: the total time that it takes to fully bake normally takes me longer than 1 hour, therefore test it before pulling it out of the oven. Note though that the toothpick may not completely come out clean for the reason that the toothpick may be piercing a juicy apple, but as long as it doesn't come out with uncooked batter it should be fine.