50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- Brandied Apple Bundt Cake

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Brandied Apple Bundt Cake

From the Kitchen of: Pepper
Source: Family Circle Website

3 1/4	cups	sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
1	teaspoon	baking powder
3/4	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	ground cinnamon
1/2	teaspoon	ground nutmeg
1/8	teaspoon	ground cloves
1/2	cup	butter (1 stick), at room temperature
1	cup	sugar
3		eggs
1/2	cup	sour cream
1	cup	applesauce
2		Golden Delicious apples (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch square pieces
Syrup:
1/2	cup	sugar
1/4	cup	apple juice
1/3	cup	brandy or calvados (apple brandy)
Glaze:
1	cup plus 2 tablespoons	confectioners' sugar
2	tablespoons	apple juice
	Pinch	ground nutmeg

Heat oven to 350°. Coat 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Cake: Sift flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into medium-size bowl.
Beat together butter and sugar in second medium-size bowl on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream and applesauce; mixture may look curdled. On low speed, slowly add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Gently fold in apple pieces. Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing top.
Bake in 350° oven for about 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Syrup: Meanwhile, heat together sugar, apple juice and brandy in small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves; do not boil. Remove from heat.
Remove cake from oven. Leave cake in pan; place pan on wire rack. Brush top of cake with half the brandy syrup. Let stand 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and remove pan; place rack over jelly-roll pan. Brush cake with remaining syrup; let cool completely.
Glaze: Mix sugar, juice and nutmeg in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Let harden slightly.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 25 minutes. Bake: at 350° for about 50 minutes.
Nutrient Value Per Serving: 300 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated), 3 g protein, 51 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 190 mg sodium, 59 mg cholesterol.