Recipe: Apple Cider Bundt Cake

Andiamo Lodge in north Alabama welcomes guests to a refined, elegantly rustic retreat with great food, beautifully appointed interiors and more than enough options for relaxing or adventure. They are so lucky to have Little River Orchard, a you-pick apple farm, right in Mentone with so many varieties to choose from. Here, the lodge shares their Apple Cider Bundt Cake recipe which uses freshly-picked Honeycrisp and Jonagold apples.

Apple Cider Bundt Cake

Apple Cider Bundt Cake Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups mild-flavored oil
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp hard apple cider
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 2 cups packed grated apples, plus 2 cups apple chunks about 4 medium apples
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 tbsp for tossing with apple chunks
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt

Honey Glaze Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tbsp honey (they use local honey from Shinbone Valley Bee Company
  • 2 tbsp hard apple cider
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • pinch kosher salt

Apple Cider Cake Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously grease and flour a 12-cup / 2.8L Bundt pan. Set aside. (If you use a small pan, you can use the rest for muffins or use all for muffins)
  • In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, hard cider, and eggs with a spoon. Stir in the grated apples.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the 2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the apple mixture and mix only until it all comes together in a smooth batter.
  • Toss apple chunks and 1 tablespoon flour, then fold the apples into the batter.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Gently tap the pan on the counter several times to ensure the batter has fully settled into the nooks of the Bundt.
  • Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate.

Honey Glaze Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Drizzle with half of the glaze over the still warm cake. Save the remaining glaze to drizzle over the cake when it is fully cooled and ready to serve.

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