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Spiced Apple Walnut Bundt Cake

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time57 minutes
Total Time1 hour 12 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Spice, Apple Spice Bundt, Bundt, Cake, Dessert, Easy
Servings: 10 -12
Author: Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients

Before you Begin

  • Butter for greasing the pan
  • All-purpose flour for dusting

For the Cake

  • 3 medium green apples such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and diced into ¼- to ½-inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup
  • 3 large eggs at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

For the ICING

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons water plus more as needed
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

For the cake:

  • Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Liberally butter and flour a 10-inch fluted tube or 12-cup Bundt pan. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the apples, maple syrup, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. In batches, mix the dry ingredients into the apple mixture. Stir in the walnuts.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes until a cake tester or skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.

For the icing:

  • In a food processor, combine the confectioners' sugar, cream, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons water, and vanilla. Process until smooth, adding more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the icing is pourable. Spoon the icing over the cake and allow to set for 20 minutes before slicing.