Spiced Apple Cake Recipe

• 4 large Eggs
• 2 cups Sugar
• 5 large Apples, McIntosh
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1/4 cup Walnuts
• 3/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour, unbleached
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2¼ tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Orange Juice
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

• Take a bowl and combine the apples, 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of the nutmeg and let the mixture stand for 20 minutes.
• Take an another bowl and whisk together the flour, 2 cups granulated sugar, salt and baking powder and make a well shape in the center.
• Whisk in the melted butter, vanilla, eggs and the orange juice and whisk the batter until it is mixed well.
• Pour 1/3 of this batter into a buttered 13x9 baking dish and sprinkle half the apple mixture over it.
• Now you can pour half the remaining batter over the apple mixture, cover it with the remaining apple mixture, and cover the apple mixture with the remaining batter.
• Take a small bowl and combine the brown sugar, softened butter, walnuts, remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon nut-meg, properly.
• Sprinkle the mixture over the batter, and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for almost forty minutes, or until it gets golden color and a tester comes out clean.