APPLE DAPPLE CAKE W/ BROWN SUGAR GLAZE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Apple Dapple Cake w/ Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by msippigrl

Number Of Ingredients 15

Cake batter:
1 1/2 cups sugar (up to 2 cups if using tart apples)
3 extra-large eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable or canola oil (I used canola)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups self-rising flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups peeled and chopped apples (about 3 medium)(I used Honey Crisp variety)
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
8 pecan halves for pan, optional
Glaze:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar (I used dark)
1/4 cup whole milk or half-and-half

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. Arrange pecan halves (upside down) in the bottom of the pan, if desired. Set pan aside. In a large mixing bowl and using a mixer, beat together the sugar, eggs, and oil until creamy, 3-4 minutes. Beat in the vanilla. Sift the flour over the egg mixture in the bowl; add cinnamon and nutmeg and combine well. (I used a rubber spatula first (to reduce the flour dust) then used the mixer to finish combining.) Peel and chop the apples; then gently fold apples and pecans into the batter with a spatula. CAREFULLY spoon (so the pecans don't shift) a heaping tablespoon of the batter over each pecan half in the pan. Pour the remaining batter into the pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 50-60 minutes, or until center tests done with a toothpick. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then loosen the cake from the pan and turn out onto a serving plate, pecan side up. In the meantime, make the Glaze: Melt the butter in a medium non-stick saucepan over medium heat; add the brown sugar and milk and bring to a boil, at first bubble cook for exactly 2 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk for 2-3 minutes to cool slightly. If you haven't done so already, turn the cake out onto a serving plate. Slowly drizzle the glaze over the cake. Use any leftover glaze to drizzle over individual slices at serving.