Harvest Apple Cake 

3 medium tart apples
1/4 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon
2 3/4 cups cake flour
4 eggs
3 tsp. baking powder
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
1 cup oil 

Toss apples with 6 tbsp. Sugar and cinnamon. Sift dry ingredients. Grease 10" bundt or tube pan.  Beat eggs, slowly adding sugar. Beat until thick and fluffy. Add oil in a steady stream, beating until well blended.  Add dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, alternating with orange juice. Beat until smooth. Put 1/3 of the batter in the pan. Drain apples, arrange half the slices over the batter. Repeat layering. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool in pan. Needs no icing. but you can dress it with a dusting of powdered sugar if you desire.