Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake

3 c. all-purpose flour
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. apple juice
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. golden raisins
confectioners' sugar for garnish

1.  Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10-inch bundt pan.
2.  Into large bowl, measure all ingredients except apples, walnuts, raisins, and confectioners' sugar; with mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula.  Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.  Stir in apples, walnuts, and raisins.
3.  Spoon batter into pan, spreading evenly.  Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake pulls away from side of pan and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.  Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
4.  Invert cake onto wire rack; remove pan and cool completely.  Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar to serve.

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