Description
A recipe for a moist, spiced apple cake baked in a Bundt pan, finished with a simple brown sugar glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 medium apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (for glaze)
- 2 tablespoons milk (for glaze)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients mixture and the sour cream to the wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the diced apples.
- Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before inverting it onto the rack to cool completely.
- While the cake cools, prepare the glaze: In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and 1 tablespoon of butter. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the butter melts and the mixture is smooth. Do not boil.
- Once the cake is cool, drizzle the warm brown sugar glaze evenly over the top. Allow the glaze to set before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use firm apples that hold their shape well during baking, such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
- For an extra spiced flavor, you can toss the diced apples with 1/2 teaspoon of extra cinnamon before folding them into the batter.
- If you do not have sour cream, you can substitute it with plain Greek yogurt.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 65