Applesauce spice bundt cake with a brown sugar glaze
A moist and spicy Apple cake with the flavour of lemon zest and home made applesauce and a final drizzle of brown sugar glaze.
Servings Prep Time
10piece 20minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Servings Prep Time
10piece 20minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Ingredients
For the Cake:
For the brown sugar glaze:
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C,grease a 9 ” pan bundt or tube pan and dust it with flour.
  2. Sift the flour,salt,baking soda and all spice and Add the pecans if using and keep it aside.
  3. Beat the butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer till smooth and creamy.
  4. Add the sugar gradually and blend it well with the mixer,add the brown sugar and beat till smooth.
  5. Now add the eggs one at a time and beat well till well blended.
  6. Add the chopped apples and vanilla and blend with mixer speed low.
  7. Finally with the mixer speed low or medium add the flour/ nut mix in 3 additions and the applesauce in 2 additions starting and ending with the flour.Mix just until incorporated.
  8. Spoon the mixture into the bundt pan,level the top and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 mins or till a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  9. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 10-15 mins and add the glaze when the cake is still warm,so invert the cake carefully onto a rack so that it doesn’t break.
  10. For the glaze,melt the butter with the brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
  11. Add the heavy cream and cook till it comes to a gentle boil and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  12. Take the pan off the heat and add the sugar in two additions whisking constantly.
  13. Add the vanilla and whisk until smooth.
  14. If it is too runny ,add some more icing sugar and if it’s too thick add little cream.
  15. It should be of pouring consistency and hardens fast,pour the glaze on the warm cake quickly and let it drip naturally down the sides.
  16. Enjoy the moist,spicy cake with a cup of tea.