Apple Cake

2 c Thickly sliced,pared; apples
Water as needed
A little lemon juice
2 1/2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
3/4 c Butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs; separated
1 ts Cinnamon
2 ts Sugar for sprinkling

Put apples into water with lemon juice. Sift flour and baking powder together. Cream butter and sugar until very light, and add the egg yolks to them, one at at time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Lightly fold flour and egg whites alternately into the batter with a wooden spoon. Butter a pan heavily, and dust it with flour and sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Pour the batter over the apples. Bake in a preheated 300 F. oven for 45 min. Cool completely before removing the cake from the pan.

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