Brandied Apple Bundt Cake Source: Family Circle Website 3 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising) 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), at room temperature 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup applesauce 2 Golden Delicious apples (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch square pieces
Syrup: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup apple juice 1/3 cup brandy or calvados (apple brandy) Glaze: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons apple juice Pinch ground nutmeg Heat oven to 350°. Coat 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cake: Sift flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into medium-size bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in second medium-size bowl on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream and applesauce; mixture may look curdled. On low speed, slowly add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Gently fold in apple pieces. Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake in 350° oven for about 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Syrup: Meanwhile, heat together sugar, apple juice and brandy in small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves; do not boil. Remove from heat. Remove cake from oven. Leave cake in pan; place pan on wire rack. Brush top of cake with half the brandy syrup. Let stand 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and remove pan; place rack over jelly-roll pan. Brush cake with remaining syrup; let cool completely. Glaze: Mix sugar, juice and nutmeg in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Let harden slightly. Makes: 16 servings ~*Piper*~ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Magazine-nCookbookRecipes/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
