Apple Bundt Cake With Caramel Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 lb apple, peeled, cored and chopped into about 1/3-inch cubes (can use more apples if desired)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter (no subs!)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• 3 grease a 12-cup bundt pan.
• 4 in a bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 5 sprinkle 3 tablespoons of the flour mixture into the bundt pan and tilt pan to coat.
• 6 in another bowl, place the chopped apples and 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture; toss to coat.
• 7 in another bowl combine 1-1/4 cups brown sugar, 1 cup sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla; beat with an electric mixture until combined and thick (about 4 minutes).
• 8 gradually beat in the remaining flour mixture until combined.
• 9 fold in the chopped apple mixture and pecans into the batter.
• 10 transfer to prepared bundt pan.
• 11 bake for about 1 hour or until the cake tests done.
• 12 transfer the cake to a rack then prepare the caramel glaze.
• 13 to make the glaze: melt butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• 14 whisk in 1 cup brown sugar then the half and half or cream.
• 15 continue whisking until the glaze is smooth and comes to a boil.
• 16 add in 1 teaspoon vanilla, and remove from heat.
• 17 spoon about 1/4 cup of the hot glaze over the warm cake that is still in the pan.
• 18 let the cake sit for 15-20 minutes to absorb the glaze.
• 19 turn the cake onto a platter, then pour the remaining glaze over the cake.
• 20 let stand until cool (at least 1 hour) before slicing.