SPICED APPLE CAKE
A simple spice cake laden with fresh apples, this dessert can be made in no time. If guava jam is not easily found in your area, feel free to substitute plum, cherry or any preserves you have on hand. It's also a terrific brunch cake that begs for a great cup of coffee.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch cake pan. Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Whip eggs until frothy, about 3 to 4 minutes then add oil and orange juice and mix thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and beat with whip at low speed until thoroughly combined.
- Fold in apples and walnuts and pour into prepared cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until firm on top. Cover with aluminum foil if top gets too brown. Cool on rack 5 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely. Serve with guava cream cheese topping spread over the top.
- Mash all ingredients in a bowl with a fork until light and fluffy.
SPICED APPLE CAKE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the apples: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking pan.
- Mix together the apples, granulated sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- For the cake: Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Using a hand-held mixer, beat on medium high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time until fully combined, then add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and buttermilk. Beat on low speed until a few streaks remain, then fold together with a rubber spatula until fully combined. (Do not overmix.)
- Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with half of the apple mixture. Spread the batter over the top of the apples. Top the batter with the remaining apples, making decorative rows across the cake. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow the cake to cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.
SPICED APPLE CAKE
Categories Cake Mixer Fruit Dessert Bake Christmas Thanksgiving Kid-Friendly Apple Spice Fall Cinnamon Clove Gourmet Small Plates
Yield Makes 2 (9-inch) cakes, serving 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 2 (9-inch) cake pans and line bottoms with wax paper or parchment paper. Grease paper and dust pans with flour, knocking out excess.
- Heat currants and brandy in a small heavy saucepan over low heat until currants are plumped, about 3 minutes, then cool.
- Sift together flour, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat together butter, shortening, and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined well, then beat in eggs and vanilla. With mixer at low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and applesauce in 3 batches. Fold in currants with brandy remaining in pan.
- Divide batter between cake pans and bake in middle of oven until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans on a rack 15 minutes. Invert onto rack and cool to warm or room temperature.
SPICED-UP APPLE CAKE
The apple-essence syrup is brushed over the cake to infuse it with flavor and make it extra-moist. If you prefer, substitute apple cider for the brandy.
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
- 2. Using a fork, combine flour, baking powder, spices, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine apples, raisins and walnuts; add 3 tablespoons of flour mixture and toss to coat. Set aside.
- 3. Combine the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl; cream until the mixture is light and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the buttermilk and applesauce.
- 4. Slowly add the remaining flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in reserved fruit-nut mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cake cool, still in the pan, for 1 hour.
- 5. Combine syrup ingredients in a saucepan; heat to a simmer. When sugar dissolves, remove from heat; set aside for 15 minutes.
- 6. Unmold the cake onto a serving platter. Prick it all over with a wooden skewer. Strain the syrup (discarding lemon zest) and brush the cake with the syrup until it has been absorbed. Before serving, dust the top with confectioners' sugar.
FRESH APPLE SPICE CAKE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
- Place the pecans on a sheet pan and toast them for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Set aside. Combine the rum and raisins in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 60 seconds. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and orange zest on medium speed for 3 minutes. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves into a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, just until combined. Drain the raisins, discarding the liquid. With a rubber spatula, fold the raisins, pecans, and apples into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool, cut into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of warm caramel sauce.
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