Preheat oven to 350F or 180C. Grease and flour a 9” round springform pan.
1 ½ lbs (.75kg) apples
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Peel, quarter and slice apples. Toss with the cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice and set aside
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup (or more orange juice)
1 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup vegetable oil (sunflower or corn)
Beat sugar, eggs, orange juice (adjust the amount of orange juice based on the consistency of the batter), and vanilla. Add oil and flour/ baking powder alternately. Beat until smooth. Pour ½ cake batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle apples on the batter. Spread remaining batter on the top.
Streusel Topping
¼ cup flour
¼ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons melted butter
Combine the above ingredients and sprinkle on the cake. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until it tests done with a cake tester. Cool in pan. Serve with whipped cream.
I got this recipe from a Dutch friend when I was working at Outpost London