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Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake
This Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake has the best of both worlds – that homey sweet bite of fresh apples, with all the warmth and coziness that comes with spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. This cake is incredibly moist and flavorful. It honestly doesn’t need much else to fancy it up, but I’ve included a simple glaze because glaze and bundt cakes are like PB and J. They belong together. Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake is one of my family’s favorite desserts. It’s great for an after-dinner treat, a get together with friends, or even an after-school snack!
Batter
- Butter – Use real butter.
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Sour cream – I recommend full fat sour cream. You can use reduced fat in a pinch, or even a Greek yogurt, but my preference would be full fat sour cream.
Filling
- Baking apple – Use any kind of crisp apple you like. Granny Smiths are always great for baking as the tartness balances out sweetness in desserts, but I’m using a honey crisp here and it’s just as fantastic.
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Ground cloves
- Ginger
- Ground nutmeg
Glaze
- Powdered sugar
- Almond or vanilla extract
- Milk
Servings: 16
PrepTime: 15 minutes
CookTime: 55 minutes
- Desserts
Ingredients
- butter: 1 cup
- sugar: 2 cup - white sugar
- egg: 2 large
- vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- all-purpose flour: 2 cup - lightly spooned into measuring cups and leveled with a knife
- baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- baking soda: 1/2 teaspoon
- salt: 1/4 teaspoon
- sour cream: 1 cup
- apple: 1 medium - baking apple peeled, cored, and finely chopped (about 1¼ cup chopped apple)
- all-purpose flour: 1 & 1/2 tablespoon
- brown sugar: 2 tablespoon
- cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
- ground cloves: 0.13 teaspoon
- ground ginger: 1/4 teaspoon
- ground nutmeg: 0.13 teaspoon
- powdered sugar: 1 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon - almond or vanilla extract
- milk: 2 tablespoon
Preparation
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease and flour a 10" Bundt cake pan and set aside.
- Step 2: In a large bowl (like the bowl of your stand mixer), combine the butter and sugar and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy (about 90 seconds). Add eggs, one at a time, mixing completely after each addition. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
- Step 3: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, beating until completely combined. Add 1/2 of the sour cream, mix completely, then add another 1/3 of the flour, mix completely. Add the last of the sour cream, mix completely, then add the final 1/3 of the flour mixture. Mix until combined and set aside.
- Step 4: Place the chopped apples in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar, and spices and toss to coat evenly. Set aside (but not too far aside--you'll need them in just a second).
- Step 5: Pour enough batter into the bottom of the pan to cover about 1" of the bottom of the pan. Cover this layer with about 1/2 of the apples. Spread enough batter over the apples to completely cover them, then spread the remaining apples over the batter layer. Spread the last of the batter over the apples. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until golden and a pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Step 6: Invert the cake onto a serving plate. If desired, whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cake. Makes 16 servings.