Papas Apple Pound Cake Recipes

APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in apples, almonds and raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., Bake at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire tack to cool completely., In a saucepan, combine glaze ingredients; cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Prick top of cake with a fork; drizzle with glaze.

PAPA'S APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven and pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour an 8" x 4" x 2 and 1/2" loaf pan and fit a piece of parchment paper across the bottom of the pan, allowing an extra inch or two to drape over the opposite ends (this will allow for easy removal of the cake).
• Plump the raisins in a little boiling water, drain them well and place them to soak with a tablespoon of the rum.
• Cut one apple into 12 wedges and set aside.
• Cut the other apple into 8 wedges and then cut each of the 8 wedges in half crosswise and set aside.
• Sift together the flour and baking powderand set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until it is smooth.
• Slowly add one cup of the sugar and beat until creamy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating until mixture is well belnded.
• Fold the sifter flour mixture into the egg mixture just until blended.
• Fold the rasins into the batter.
• Spoon half the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Lay the 12 apple wedges down the center of the pan so that their sides touch and the domed side of each wedge is on top (there will be a thin strip of exposed batter on each side).
• Spoon the rest of the batter over and around the apples and again smooth the top.
• Arrange the halved apple slices in a single row along each long side of the pan, pressing the center cut sides of the apples against the sides of the pan.
• There will be two rows of apple slices, with their points towards the center of the pan, and exposed batter in the center.
• Gently push the apples into the batter, leaving the top of the apples exposed (mixture in the center of the pan will be slightly shallower than the sides).
• Let rest for ten minutes.
• Place pan in the oven and bake for ten minutes; using a sharp knife cut a slit down the center of the batter to help it rise evenly.
• Continue to bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (another 40 to 50 minutes).
• Remove cake from oven and turn off oven.
• Gently brush the warm apricot jam over the hot cake and allow glaze to dry for five minutes.
• While the glaze is drying, combine the 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of rum and the 1/3 cup of confectioners' sugar in a small pan and warm over low heat, stirring until the icing is smooth.
• Brush the icing over the dried apricot glaze and return the cake, in its pan to the still warm oven just until the rum icing is dry--about two minutes.
• Place the cake, in its pan, on a rack until it cools to room temperature (keeping it in its pan will keep the cake moist).
• To remove the cake from the pan, lift it by the edges of the parchment paper, carefully remove the paper, and transfer to a platter.

APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and oil and eggs at medium speed.
• Blend in dry ingredients.
• Add vanilla, 3 large apples and 1 cup of nuts.
• Blend well.
• Grease and flour tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

APPLE HARVEST POUND CAKE WITH CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. Fold in the apples and walnuts using a spoon. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown or the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes then invert on to a wire rack.
• Make the glaze by heating the butter, milk and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then remove from the heat. Drizzle over the warm cake. I like to place a sheet of aluminum foil under the cooling rack to catch the drips for easy clean up.

FRESH APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Combine oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a mixer.
• In a separate bowl mix together flour, salt, soda and cinnamon.
• Mix until batter is combined.
• Add apples, raisins and nuts (optional).
• Bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes. (I typically have to increase the temperature to 350 for the last 15 minutes of baking.).

JIM'S APPLE RAISIN POUND CAKE WITH PRALINE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch Bundt pan. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, allspice, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
• In a large bowl, mix the vegetable oil, 2 cups of sugar, eggs, apples, 1 cup of pecans, and raisins. Mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, and pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs, about 70 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.
• For glaze, mix 1/2 cup of white sugar, the brown sugar, half and half, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens to a syrup, 5 to 10 minutes. A candy thermometer will read 220 degrees F (105 degrees C). At that point, stir in butter, 1 cup of pecans, and vanilla extract. Continue to cook and stir until the syrup reaches 234 degrees F (110 degrees C). Allow the glaze to cool for 5 minutes, then spread the warm glaze over the cake.

FRESH APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• BATTER: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until well blended.
• Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat till smooth.
• Fold in nuts and apples.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes.
• BROWN SUGAR TOPPING: Combine butter, brown sugar, and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Spoon hot sugar over warm cake.
• *Storecake in foil or container for a day or two then refrigerate as fresh apples tend to mold easily.
• Bring to room temperature before serving.