Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake

Name: Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 0.333 cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 3 tart green apples, such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled, and cut into 1-inch chunks; 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan; 2.5 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.75 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.75 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 0.75 teaspoon ground ginger; Coarse salt; 1.75 cups packed light-brown sugar; 3 large eggs; 0.5 cup whole milk; 0.75 cup chopped toasted walnuts; 1.5 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 3 tablespoons apple cider

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Martha Stewart

Updated on March 23, 2020

Ingredients

For the Caramelized Apples

⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon water
3 tart green apples, such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled, and cut into 1-inch chunks

For the Cake

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
Coarse salt
1 ¾ cups packed light-brown sugar
3 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
¾ cup chopped toasted walnuts

For the glaze

1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons apple cider

Directions

Make the caramelized apples: Cook granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, without stirring, until sugar caramelizes, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in apples. Cook, covered, until softened, about 6 minutes. Slightly mash apples with a fork until broken down but still chunky. Continue to cook, uncovered, stirring, until liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Let cool completely.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter a 10-inch Bundt pan. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and 1 teaspoon salt into a medium bowl.
Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix in caramelized apples and the walnuts.
Transfer batter to pan. Bake until cake is deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cake cool in pan set on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack, and let cool completely.
Once cake is cool, make the glaze: Whisk together confectioners' sugar and cider. Drizzle over top of cake, letting it drip down the sides.