STREUSEL APPLE CAKE

Streusel
½ cup melted vegan butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cardamom (optional)
1 large Granny Smith apple, chopped into cubes
1 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Melt butter in microwave for 20 seconds.
Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, cardamom and melted butter. Then mix in apple and walnuts until well combined.
Set aside.

5 large Granny Smith apples, chopped into thin wedges
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, use a mixer to combine the eggs, oil, orange juice and vanilla until well blended.
Add the sugar, baking powder, salt and flour and mix until well combined. Batter will be very thick.
Grease a spring form pan, then pour the batter into the pan. Arrange the apples over the batter, then press them into the batter, so that they are partially submerged.
Sprinkle an even layer of streusel over the top of the cake.
Bake for 1 and 1/2 hours or until golden brown. Keep an ion the cake as oven temperatures vary. Test the center with a toothpick after an hour and then every 10 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.)
Let cake cool completely before removing from pan.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.