Apple Spice Cake With Brown Sugar Glaze

Ingredients

• •1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• •3 cups all purpose flour
• •1 teaspoon baking soda
• •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• •¾ teaspoon salt
• •½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• •¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• •¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• •1¾ pounds Granny Smith apples
• •1½ cups unsalted butter
• •1½ cups sugar
• •½ cup golden brown sugar
• •1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• •3 whole large eggs
• •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• •1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• •½ cup golden brown sugar
• •¼ cup unsalted butter
• •¼ cup whipping cream
• •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• •½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• •¼ teaspoon salt

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325F. Spray 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick spray. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Drain grated apples in strainer. Using hands or kitchen towel, squeeze out excess liquid from apples. Measure 2 cups grated apples.

   15 min

2. 2.

   Using electric mixer, beat butter, both sugars, and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Mix in vanilla and lemon juice. Beat in flour mixture. Mix in grated apples. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack 20 minutes.

   80 min

3. 3.

   Stir all ingredients in small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Reduce heat to medium; whisk until glaze is smooth, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Invert cake onto rack set over baking sheet. Using small skewer, pierce holes all over top of warm cake. Pour glaze over top, allowing it to be absorbed before adding more. Cool cake 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

   35 min