Apple Mini Bundt Cakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups apples, peeled, cored and grated
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly oil and flour the cake molds of a mini bundt cake pan. in a medium sized mixing bowl, hand-mix the grated apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; set aside. in another bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together; set aside.
• 2 in a larger bowl, combine 2 cups sugar, oil, orange juice, vanilla and eggs. beat at a higher speed until contents are a smooth consistency. stir in the flour mixture. if using chopped walnuts, fold them into the mixture during this step.
• 3 stir the grated apples into the batter mixture. pour the batter into each mini bundt cake mold until full.
• 4 bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until the cake provides slight resistance when lightly touched. let cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove onto a wire rack until completely cool. sprinkle tops of mini bundt cakes with confectioners' sugar.