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    Home » Baking

    Published: Dec 15, 2014 · Modified: Aug 23, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Apple Cake

    In one of FB groups, whenever someone requests a recipe for apple cake, one of my virtual friends V always recommends Padma’s apple cake. I never got an opportunity to bake the cake until 10 days ago. The made ⅓rd of the recipe in my mini bundt pan and it was delicious. The cake is served with a glaze or butter sauce.

    Apple Cake, Apple Cake in Bundt Pan, Bake-a-thon

    By the time I baked the cake it was already getting dark and the cake had to cool for an hour before it is flipped over to a platter. I took the picture in the pan when it was cooling. After transferring the cake to a platter, I took a quick picture with my point & shoot camera before slicing it. I was afraid my bundt pan might be small and in fact after baking, the cake raised above the rim. I could not pour all the sauce into the pan as it was already full. Nevertheless, the cake had a nice depth after removing from the pan.

    Apple Cake

    Source: Padma’s Kitchen
    Total Time: 75 – 80 minutes
    Preparation: 15 – 20 minutes
    Bake Time: 60 minutes
    Yields: 1 mini (3 cups) bundt pan
    Serves: 6 – 8 (1 ½”) slices

    Ingredients:
    Cake:

    • Butter for greasing the pan (I used pam to spray the pan)
    • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
    • ½ - ⅔ cups (I used ½ cup)
    • ¼ + ⅛ tsp. Baking Soda
    • Dash of Salt, little less than ⅛ tsp.
    • ¼ - ½ tsp. Cinnamon Powder (Check note below)
    • 1 Egg
    • ½ cup Vegetable Oil
    • 1 – 1 ½ tbsp. Orange Juice
    • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
    • 1 medium sized Apple cored, peeled and finely chopped or 1 cup chopped Apple (I used Granny Smith)
    • ⅓ shredded Coconut
    • ⅓ cup chopped Almonds or preferred nuts ( I used sliced almonds and lightly crushed with my fingers)

    Sauce:

    • 2 ½ tbsp. Butter
    • ¼ - ⅓ cup Sugar
    • 2 ½ - 3 tbsp. Buttermilk (I used 2 tbsp. yogurt and ½ - 1 tbsp. milk)
    • ⅛ + a dash of Baking Soda

    Preparation:

    • Preheat the oven to 325 F (160C). Grease the pan with butter or spray with cooking spray.
    • Cake – In bowl mix together sugar, egg, oil, orange juice, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla extract until well incorporated.
    • Fold in chopped apples, coconut and nuts to the batter.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.
    • Sauce: prepare the sauce just before cake is done. It takes about 5 – 10 minutes to prepare the sauce.
    • Melt butter in a sauce pan and stir in rest of the ingredients. Bring it to a rolling boil stirring it constantly. I actually took all the ingredients in a pan and melted on medium flame until butter melted and then increased the flame to bring it to rolling boil.
    • Boil it for 1 more minute and pour it on to the hot cake once the cake is removed from the oven.
    • Let it stand for 1 hour, then turn it to a platter or cake stand or a serving plate and let cool completely.
    • Cut and serve the cake cold. I refrigerated the left over cake and warmed it for 20 seconds in the microwave before serving. Or leave it on counter top for ½ hour before serving.

    Note:

    • Cinnamon Powder - I used little over ¼ tsp. but left I could have used more. If one likes cinnamon in cakes, then one can use up to 1 tsp. of powder.
    • Pan - I used a 3 cup mini bundt pan but any shaped pan can be used.
    • Baking Time - If making full recipe, that is 3 times the recipe listed above, baking time would 1 ½ hours.
    • I liked the slightly burnt crust and would not have minded baking it for another 5 – 10 minutes for thick burnt crust.

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    1. Chef Mireille says

      December 31, 2014 at 5:20 pm

      that bundt pan is making all your cakes look so gorgeous

      Reply
    2. Priya Srinivasan says

      December 21, 2014 at 4:12 am

      Lovely Bundt Usha, Cake looks tempting!

      Reply
    3. Pavani says

      December 17, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      I love your bundt cake pan's design Usha. It has very dramatic lines. Apple cake sounds and looks delicious.

      Reply
    4. Priya says

      December 17, 2014 at 4:41 pm

      I simply love your bundt pan, am looking for this pattern here but hard to figure it out.. Cake looks simply prefect for an evening snacks.

      Reply
    5. srivallijetti says

      December 17, 2014 at 3:18 am

      The apple cake surely has come out well..and as Varada says your pan pattern looks so beautiful..

      Reply
    6. Sneha datar says

      December 16, 2014 at 12:22 pm

      A delicious and yummy cake, love the design of the bundt pan.

      Reply
    7. Varada says

      December 15, 2014 at 10:37 pm

      I love the pattern on your bundt pan. Apple cake sounds delicious especially with the glaze drilled over the top.

      Reply

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