Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups King Arthur all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup avocado oil or vegetable oil
- 1 cup pecan pieces chopped (optional)
- 3 Granny Smith apples peeled and chopped (or your favorite baking apple)
For the Pan
- shortening for greasing
- all purpose flour for dusting
Powdered Sugar Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar 2 to 3 cups, plus more as needed
- 2 tbsp salted butter softened
- 2 tbsp milk 2 to 3 tablespoons, plus more as needed
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Cutting Boards You see my bamboo cutting boards in so many of my videos. I have others, but the bamboo are so beautiful!
Sharp Chef's Knives These knives are great, and reasonably priced.
Farberware Mixing Bowls My favorite mixing bowls.
Farberware Measuring Cups A great set of measuring cups.
Measuring Spoons I love how these measuring spoons stay togehter.
Fluted Tube Pan Often I thrift these, but here's a good one on Amazon if you need one now.
Icing Spatula Great for loosening the cake.
Method Start Cooking
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a Bundt or tube pan really well with shortening, then add a little flour, shake it around and tap out the extra. Any clear spots show where you missed, so touch those up.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves.
- Add the eggs, avocado oil and vanilla and mix until you have a thick batter.
- Fold in the chopped apples and pecans until they're worked all the way through.
- Drop the batter into the prepared pan in clumps, then smooth and flatten the top so the bottom of the cake is level when you turn it out.
- Bake for 1 hour, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 to 30 minutes. Gently run an icing spatula around the sides and the center tube to loosen it, then turn the cake out onto a cake stand or plate. Let it cool completely, covered lightly with foil if you're glazing it later.
Powdered Sugar Glaze
- Mix the powdered sugar, softened butter and milk until smooth. Add more milk or powdered sugar a little at a time until the glaze is easily pourable.
- Pour the glaze evenly over the top of the completely cooled cake and let it drizzle down the sides. Slice and serve!
Nutrition
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Notes
This recipe makes 12 generous slices, or 16 thinner ones.
Leave out the pecans if you'd rather. We usually add them because they're so good with the apples and cinnamon.
Thrifted Bundt pans are usually inexpensive. Just make sure the inside isn't too scratched, and grease and flour it really well so the cake comes out clean.
Have extra glaze? Spread it on graham crackers for a little snack.
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