Apple Butter Cake
BUNDT CAKE:
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups flour
- 1/3 cup apple butter
- 2 1/2 cups (to 3 cups) apples, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease and flour bundt pan.
Cream oil and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time. Sift together
dry ingredients and blend into egg mixture. Add vanilla, orange
juice, apple butter, apples and walnuts. Stir well until combined.
Pour into the prepared bundt pan. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until
cake is done.
Remove from oven, cool 10-15 minutes on a wire rack. Then invert cake
and remove from pan onto a serving plate.
GLAZE:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons (to 3 tablespoons) apple butter
Prepare glaze by combining apple butter and powdered sugar. Pour over
top of cake.
Serve with whipped topping or ice cream, if desired.