Apple Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Icing is this year’s winner. Every year, I pick a dessert recipe for Thanksgiving dinner. The recipe is very fall with apples paired with the warmth of cinnamon. Always do a test run of the dessert before the big day arrives to work out any kinks in the execution. There have been instances where the recipe proved beyond my expertise and ,realizing that, disaster was averted.
When executing this Apple Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Icing dessert, the cinnamon drizzle icing is optional. The additional cinnamon in the icing cuts some of the sweetness of the cake and is linked here. The cake alone, though, will still please a crowd even without the added icing. The icing comes together easily. If you are looking to save time on Thanksgiving Day, make the cake a day or two ahead and keep it covered and refrigerated. The icing can be thrown together in a pinch as the finishing touch, if desired.
If, like me, you are ever the curious soul, click this link here for a deep dive into the humble Bundt.
Notes on Apple Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Icing:
- I tend toward being heavy handed concerning cinnamon. Increase or decrease the amount of cinnamon to suit your tastes.
- I used fuji apples. Alternatively, you could use granny smith, Braeburn, and Honeycrisp apples are all great choices.
- As noted above, this dessert will please a crowd even without the cinnamon icing. It does add to the presentation if you are looking for something to surprise your guests.
Make this Apple Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Icing for an upcoming dessert. You will not be disappointed. It is the perfect solution as a finale for your Thanksgiving dessert and, who knows, may make its way into becoming a Holiday tradition.
Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 5 to 6 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Grease and flour a 10 cup tube pan.
- Peel, core, and chop apples.
- Combine cinnamon and 5 tablespoons of sugar.
- Toss apples in cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Sift all-purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, and baking powder together.
- Mix the oil, vanilla, and orange juice.
- Beat in the eggs just until combined.
- Mix the egg/oil mixture into the dry ingredients (do not overmix).
- Layer batter alternately with apple mixture.
- Bake 65 to 70 minutes.
- Let cake cool in pan for 60 minutes before removing from pan.
