Terri Stephens' McIntosh Cake

Thanks Terri for a delicious cake at the last IGC meeting. We asked for the recipe and here it is:

McIntosh Cake

11/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 large eggs
1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
3 cups unbleached flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
4 medium McIntosh apples, cored and sliced, but not peeled.

Combine sugar, oil and vanilla in mixer bowl and beat at medium speed until thick, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and apple juice, and beat at high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 3 more minutes. Add dry ingredients and beat on low until combined. Batter will be very thick.

Add sliced apples. Beat on low speed for a few secomds, just long enough to break up apples but not reducing them to a pulp. Spoon batter into a 10-inch tube pan heavily greased with solid shortening, not oil.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 25 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Cool in pan 30-45 minutes, then remove and cool completely.