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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
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Core and peel apples; then cut them into THIN slices (4-5 wedges and then cut into 4-5 slices).
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In a small seperate bowl, mix together 2 tsp cinnamon and 4 tsp sugar.
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To make cake batter:.
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Beat eggs until thick and lemon colored (high speed 5 minutes) Gradually beat in 2 cups sugar and then the oil. ( ex. 1/4-1/2 cup at a time).
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Resift flour together with baking powder and salt.
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Stir together the orange juice and vanilla.
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Add sifted dry ingredients to the beaten egg. ALTERNATELY with the orange juice (1/3 dry ingredient, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/3 dry, rest of orange juice, rest of dry) (LOW SPEED).
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To assemble cake in pan:.
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Pour 1/3 of the batter into pan.
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Arrange 1/2 of the apples over the top.
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Sprinkle with 1/2 cinnamon-sugar mixture.
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Add another 1/3 of the batter over the apples.
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Place the remaining apples over the batter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
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Top with last of the batter.
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Bake in 350 degrees for 60 minutes.