Jewish Apple Cake

Ingredients

 * 3 cups flour
 * 2½ cups sugar
 * 1 cup applesauce
 * 4 eggs
 * ⅓ cup orange juice
 * 2½ tsp vanilla
 * 3 tsp baking soda
 * 6 Granny Smith apples
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * 5 tbsp sugar

Directions

 * 1) Beat together the first 7 ingredients until smooth.
 * 2) Peel and thinly slice apples.
 * 3) Add sugar and cinnamon to the apples.
 * 4) Put a thin layer of batter on the bottom of a prepared tube pan, then a layer of apples, more batter, more apples and top off with remaining batter.
 * 5) Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 45 minutes (you may want to put a layer of aluminum foil over the top during the last 15 minutes of baking to avoid too much browning).