Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a bundt or tube pan. [Food editor: I used a 10-inch bundt pan.]
Combine apples with cinnamon and 5 tablespoons sugar. Set aside. Put flour, 2 cups sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in oil. Add eggs, juice, and vanilla. Beat until well-blended. The batter should be thick.
Spoon 1/3 of the batter into the pan. Spread 1/2 of the apple mixture over the batter. Repeat layers, ending with the batter. You will have 3 layers of batter and 2 layers of apples.
Bake for 1 – 1 1/4 hours. Cake should be brown on top, but not dark. [Food editor: In my oven, the cake appeared done in just under 1 hour and 10 minutes.] Cool ½ hour on rack before removing from pan. Glaze while still warm or cool completely and sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar before serving.
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