Walnut apple cake

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Butter
3cupsSifted all-purpose flour
Plus more to prepare pan
4cupsGranny smith apples; thumbnail size pieces
2tablespoonsFresh lemon juice
1cupGranulated sugar
1cupBrown sugar; packed
1teaspoonBaking soda
¾teaspoonSalt
2teaspoonsGround cinnamon
¼teaspoonGround ginger
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
2teaspoonsVanilla
cupVegetable oil
3largesEggs
1cupWalnuts or pecans; chopped, Plus additional Halves, for garnish
6tablespoons(3/4 stick) unsalted butter
6tablespoonsGranulated sugar
6tablespoonsBrown sugar; packed
6tablespoonsHeavy cream
1teaspoonVanilla

Directions

FOR CAKE

FOR GLAZE

Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 8/14/95 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. Recipe from: Dotty Griffith, who writes for The Dallas Morning News.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #777 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Sep 09, 1997