Polish Hanukkah Apple Cake

Ingredients (12)

• 1 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing pan
• 5 apples (3 Fuji and 2 Granny Smith, or any combination of sweet and tart apples), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2- inch pieces (about 6 cups)
• Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1/3 cup walnut halves, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups all- purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped almonds
• 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract