Apple Bundt Cake

This Apple Bundt Cake is the perfect fall treat- cinnamon sugar apples layered between a dense and moist butter cake. It's easy to make and perfectly topped with powdered sugar or a glaze!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 2

Servings servings

Calories 400kcal

Author Kelly Hamilton

Cost $5

Equipment

Ingredients

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Cake

4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
2 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk at room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4-5 apples peeled & thinly sliced
powdered sugar for dusting

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Instructions

Preheat to 350° F. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. Set aside.
Mix together the granulated sugar & cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well until fully mixed.
Layer the bottom of the bundt pan with a layer batter, about 1½ cups of batter. Then add a layer of sliced apples. Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture over top the apples. Repeat 2 more times, and then end with another layer of batter on top. You should have 4 layers of batter, and 3 layers of apples.
Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife carefully around the edges, and invert onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze & serve.

Notes

I used this brown butter glaze to top my cake, you could also dust it with powdered sugar.
Use a 12-cup bundt pan, a 10-cup won't be big enough and could overflow while baking.
Grease and flour the bundt pan really well before pouring the batter in.
To make sure the apples bake evenly in the oven, make sure you peel and thinly slice the apples before placing them in the bundt cake. If the apple slices are too thick they might not bake properly.
Everyone’s oven is different, so make sure to check the cake is fully baked before taking it out of the oven! Take a toothpick and insert it into the center of the cake, it should come out clean. If it still has crumbs or wet batter then it needs more time in the oven.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. A baked cake can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

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