Sinful Southern Apple Cake

1.Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.

2.Mix apples, 5 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon in a bowl and set aside. Beat the oil and 2 cups of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the sugar mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and 1/4 cup of apple juice and orange extract with the last egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and stir into the sugar mixture; mixing until just incorporated. Mix in apples and then pour the batter into the prepared tube pan..

3.Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely in the pan before removing.

4. For the glaze: Combine butter, apple juice and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add in orange extract. Pour over the warm cake while it is still in the pan.