Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan. Combine apple slices with with the 5 tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon. Set aside.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Beat eggs with remaining granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add vegetable oil and applesauce (if using), orange juice, and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually blend in flour mixture and mix until well blended (about one minute). Mix in apples.
Bake at 350 degrees F till golden brown and a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool at least 10 minutes and invert on wire rack. Let cool completely.
Note: You could put a streusel mix in the bottom of the pan before putting in the batter, or, if you don't do that, you can sift powdered sugar over the top after inverting it. Also, this makes too much batter, because it does go all the way to the top; you could make a mini cake with the rest of the batter.
| Servings: | 24 |
| Time: | 30 Minutes Preparation Time 70 to 75 Minutes Cooking Time |
By laniegirl from IA
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10/10/2011
When I baked this the first time, it burned. The next time I reduced the time to 66 minutes instead of the 70 to 75 suggested in the recipe and that was just right.
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09/13/2011
I am Jewish. This cake is a traditional dessert for the High Holiday of Rosh hashana, where desserts are sweet to welcome in the new year. Traditional sweets are apples and honey, and some type of apple cake is an old favorite.
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10/23/2010
Jewish or non-Jewish, this sounds totally yummy. Lol. Not so hard to make either. Sure looks pretty when it's all dusted with the powdered sugar.
Thank you for sharing.
MisMachado
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10/23/2010
MCW, thanks for the explanation! Now I can tell my friend from whom I received it why it is called "Jewish Coffee Cake".
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10/22/2010
There is no ingredient that I can see that would make it either a Jewish or non-Jewish Apple Cake. You probably found an old recipe that was passed down in a Jewish family from a grandmother to her daughter, then to her grand daughter.
After I posted the above comment, I just remembered the reason why this would be a Jewish Apple Cake since it doesn't contain milk. Jews do not mix milk and meat in the same meal. So this would be parve and could be eaten after consuming meat. Now if I'm wrong I stand to be corrected.
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(Archived Oct 22, 2010)Jewish Apple Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a vegetable spray thoroughly coat inside of a tube pan. If using, sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture in bottom and sides of pan; save some for the top of cake.
Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Add apples and mix gently. Set aside.
Combine sugar and oil together. Beat in eggs and mix thoroughly. Stir in orange juice and vanilla. Blend well.
Add combined flour, baking powder and salt and stir in until completely mixed. Batter will be thick and heavy.
Pour a layer of batter then a layer of apples into the pan. Repeat ending with apples. If using, sprinkle top with remainder of the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Bake for one hour and 10 minutes.
Suggestions: Add 2 tsp. of lemon juice to the apples before mixing in spices.
Peaches can be used instead of apples.
I haven't tried this but was told to substitute half of the oil using unsweetened apple sauce.
| Servings: | 12 |
| Time: | 25 Minutes Preparation Time 70 Minutes Cooking Time |
Source: This recipe has been in the family for over forty-five years.
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