Walnut Apple Bundt Cake

Ingredients

FOR CAKE
Butter
3 c Sifted all-purpose flour
Plus more to prepare pan
4 c Granny smith apples;
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
1 c Granulated sugar
1 c Brown sugar; packed
1 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Salt
2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
2 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c Vegetable oil
3 lg Eggs
1 c Walnuts or pecans; chopped,
FOR GLAZE
6 tb (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
6 tb Granulated sugar
6 tb Brown sugar; packed
6 tb Heavy cream
1 ts Vanilla

Method

To prepare cake: Rub butter generously on bottom and sides of a Bundt cake pan. Add flour and turn to coat all surfaces. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine apples with 2 cups water and lemon juice. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, sift together granulated and brown sugars, 3 cups sifted flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Add vanilla, oil and eggs; mix well. Spoon soaked apples into batter, so that some of the soaking liquid is included for moistness. Fold in nuts. Bake on low oven rack for 1 hour, 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto cake rack. When cake has cooled, prepare glaze: In a small saucepan with heavy bottom, combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour glaze over cake. Garnish as desired with nut halves. Yield: 12 to 16 servings.

Yield

1 Servings


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