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Spiced Apple Bundt Cake

November 21, 2020Leave a Comment

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Spiced apple cake just in time for the holidays! The great thing about this recipe is that you literally mix everything into one bowl!

horizontal view bundt cake

Don’t have a bundt pan?

No worries! A standard 13×9 dish works great for this easy recipe. I don’t know about you, but I always have a can of ready made dulce de leche in my pantry. I keep a variety of nuts and seeds in my freezer. The nuts and seeds are there for when I get a craving for mole style sauces or pipian! Now I am getting hungry!

cutting into bundt cake with a blue knife

What are your pantry staples when it comes to baking?

My staples go something like this. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, brown sugar, salt, shortening, nuts, chocolate chips and vanilla. Of course there are some refrigerated ingredients like butter, eggs and milk. I kid you not when I tell you that I could probably walk into my kitchen right now and prepare mole from scratch! Lol! I like to keep a well stocked pantry.

top view of decorated bundt cake

But, my kitchen is so small!

Although my kitchen is small, there are some things I must have to make recipes like this easy. Invest in some decent baking sheets, metal racks and parchment paper. I don’t mess with those so called nonstick baking sheets anymore. They will just end up getting scratched and rusty in the end. You can find those heavy commercial baking sheets in various sizes in stores like Sam’s or Costco. They will last you a lifetime.

bundt cake with topping top view

Fruits that are in season

My inspiration for this recipe was a big pile of apples that had to be used up. Sometimes you just can’t eat them fast enough, so dessert it is! I like apples that are sweet and tart. They are tasty for baking into breads, cakes and pies. Cortland, granny smith and macintosh apples are the ones that come to mind right away. Look for a firm apple with no bruising.

diced apples in a bowl

Here goes the recipe!

Again, I apologize for no pictures of the actual cake batter. If you want to see it, you can visit my Instagram profile. The step by step video recipe is under dulces. You will see the step by step jamoncillo(Mexican candy) recipe there as well. Look me up at La Pina en La Cocina!

close up bundt cake in pan
bundt cake on cooling rack
Baking sheet and metal rack!
bundt cake on cooling rack top view
Mixing dulce de topping
I enjoy adding a little pinch of salt to the dulce de leche! It’s tasty!
Dulce de leche topping
If possible, get some Mexican cinnamon(canela) sticks and grind them yourself. I use an inexpensive coffee grinder just for spices. Once you have fresh ground spices, the store bought just won’t be good enough.
close up dulce de leche topping on a spatula
top view bundt cake with dulce de leche topping
Bundt cake with dulce de leche drizzled on top
Crushed pecans in my hand
close up of one side of bundt cake
bundt cake close up
Bundt cake with small pot of dulce de leche glaze
Bundt Cake close up
sliced bundt cake
a slice of cake on a plate
Bundt Cake on a large platter

Spiced Apple Bundt Cake

Take advantage of the fruit that is in season! Serve this delicious and easy spiced apple bundt cake at your next family gathering.
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Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: Latin American
Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 6 minutes minutes
Cool Cake: 2 hours hours
Total Time: 3 hours hours 46 minutes minutes
Servings: 10 Servings

Ingredients

For The Cake

  • 3 cups plus 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 cup cane or granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground clove
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup milk at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter melted and then cooled
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pound sweet/tart apples washed, peeled and chopped
  • * 1 tbsp butter or shortening for cake pan

For The Glaze

  • 14 oz can dulce de leche
  • 1/4 cup apple cider apple brandy or apple juice
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup crushed pecans

Instructions

  • Spread 1 tablespoon of softened butter or shortening to the inside of cake pan. Dust with 1 tablespoon of all purpose flour. Shake out any excess flour. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, clove, nutmeg, salt and baking powder. set aside.
  • Add the room temperature milk, cooled butter, 4 large eggs and vanilla. Mix just until combined. Fold in the apples.
  • Pour the batter into prepared bundt cake pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven on the middle rack for 40 minutes to one hour. The cake is ready when the knife comes out clean from center of cake.
  • Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, flip over onto wire rack and let cool completely.,
  • Once cake has cooled, in a small pot combine the dulce de leche, cinnamon, apple cider and salt. Heat on medium/low just until it melts and you can stir it well.
  • Let the dulce de leche cool and thicken back up for a few minutes. Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper then place the cake on the wire rack over that. Pour on some of the thickened dulce de leche over cake. Add some pecans. Add more dulce de leche, then top with more pecans.

Notes

Store nuts and seeds in an airtight freezer bag in the freezer for up to 6 months. The recipe can be prepared without apples, nuts and dulce de leche as well. A light dusting of powdered sugar is a simple and delicious way to serve it. Without the apples, the cake will not has as much volume, of course.
Tried this recipe?Mention @pinaenlacocina or tag #pinaenlacocina!

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Hi, my name is Sonia Mendez Garcia. My parents Ramiro and Blanca Mendez moved to the United States from Monterrey, Mexico in 1963. I am first generation Mexican American born in Los Angeles, California. Cooking has always been one of my passions in life. This is my journey and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Read More…

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