Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 4 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cut into 1/3-inch pieces
- 5 tbsp. plus 2½ cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour Bundt pan.
- Mix apple pieces, 5 tablespoons sugar, and ground cinnamon in medium bowl.
- Combine 2½ cups sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, orange juice, orange peel, and vanilla extract in large bowl. Whisk to blend.
- Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into egg mixture.
- Spoon 1½ cups batter into prepared pan. Top with half of apple mixture.
- Cover with 1½ cups batter. Top with remaining apples, then batter.
- Bake cake until top is brown and tester inserted near center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Cool cake in pan on rack 15 minutes.
- Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Turn cake out onto rack.
- Cool at least 45 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve slightly warm or at room temperature. Serves 6 to 8 people.
Jen Anderson is a Talent Acquisition Specialist in Human Resources at APD. Her sister shared this recipe with her almost 20 years ago. It has a nice flavor, gets a great crust, and you can eat it for breakfast or dessert.