Ingredients
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Cake
- 5 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla or whiskey
- 1 large lemon zested
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3-4 medium apples (skinned and cut into 1/2" cubes)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup walnuts ((you can add additional with the apples in center of cake))
Brown Butter Glaze
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter + flour a bundt pan.
- In stand mixer, mix eggs, vanilla (or whiskey), lemon zest and sugar until blended and smooth.
- Add flour, baking powder + salt on low speed.
- Finally add the oil and orange juice. Blend until smooth, be sure to scrape down sides and bottom. Batter will be thick.
- Pour half the batter into the bundt pan.
- Next, mix the apples and cinnamon together in a small bowl and place on top of the batter poured into bundt.
- Finally, pour the 2nd half of the batter on top.
- Bake for 65-75 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Remove when done, let cool and remove from bundt pan.
- Once cake has cooled, drizzle brown butter glaze and top with walnuts while glaze is wet.
Brown Butter Glaze
- Melt the butter on medium heat. Continue melting until brown bits begin to form. Be sure to scrape and swirl the pan as the butter melts. Remove when the smell is aromatic and butter has browned.
- Whisk in the remaining ingredients until a smooth glaze forms.
Notes
*Feel free to add in walnuts to the center of your cake if you'd like.
*The glaze and additional nuts are definitely optional, the cake on its own is amazing and can stand up to any dessert tray.