MOIST DOUBLE APPLE BUNDT CAKE FROM RESTLESSCHIPOTLE.COM

MOIST DOUBLE APPLE BUNDT CAKE FROM RESTLESSCHIPOTLE.COM image

Yield 10-12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups of flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (seriously, grate your own it is easy and it makes a huge difference in flavor)
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
10 Tbs butter at room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
1 tsp maple flavoring
1 cup apple butter
2 apples grated - don't peel if they are organic
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup finely chopped candied ginger, optional

Steps:

-Preheat oven to 350F -Grease and flour a bundt cake pan -Sift the flour, spices, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together. Set aside. -Beat the butters and sugar at medium speed, about 3 minutes. -Add the eggs, one at a time beating for a minute or two after each addition. -Add the flavoring and switch mixer speed to low. Spoon in the apple butter slowly, mixing all the while. -Add in the grated apple -Still on low mix in the sifted dry ingredients, mixing only until blended. -Fold in the pecans and cranberries (and candied ginger if you are using it) carefully. -Spoon into bundt pan, smooth the top and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted between the metal tube and the outside edge comes away clean. Time will depend on moisture content of the apples. My cake took 70 minutes to bake -Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes, turn out and finish cooling completely. -Wrap tightly and hold overnight.