JEWISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Slice apples thinly, mix with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom; set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Beat eggs until foamy.
• Gradually beat in sugar, until mixture is thick and fluffy. Slowly pour oil into egg mixture, while beating continuously, mix until well blended. Add dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, alternating with orange juice, beating with a wooden spoon until smooth.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan.
• Drain the liquid from the apples and arrange half of the slices on top of the batter. Add another 1/3 of the batter, then the rest of.
• apples, and finally top with the remaining 1/3 of the batter.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched. Cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.
• Dust with powdered sugar.