Fort Davis Apple Cake

By ngaldi

"Orchards in Fort Davis, Texas, sell boxes of apples in the fall. We always buy a box and store it in the refrigerator until holiday baking time. Then we make several cakes to give as Christmas gifts."

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 cups chopped peeled Rome apple
• Cooking spray
• GLAZE:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through cloves) in a large bowl. Add water and next 4 ingredients (water through eggs); stir just until well-blended. Fold in apple. Spoon batter into a 12-cup Bundt pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

To prepare glaze, combine 3/4 cup sugar, buttermilk, syrup, and baking soda in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 6 minutes or until sugar dissolves and mixture is light brown, stirring constantly. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cake