SPICED APPLE CAKE WITH EGGNOG SAUCE

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Provided by Rick Rodgers

Categories     Cake     Ginger     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Cranberry     Dried Fruit     Raisin     Apple     Pecan     Spice     Fall     Cinnamon     Clove     Nutmeg     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

1/2 cup raisins or dried cranberries
3 tablespoons Applejack, dark or golden rum, or warm water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (packed) light brown sugar, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 4 cups)
1 cup (4 ounces) pecans, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
Garnish: confectioner's sugar for dusting
Accompaniment: 3 cups eggnog, chilled
Special Equipment
10-inch bundt pan (3 1/4 inches deep; 3-qt capacity)

Steps:

  • In small bowl, combine raisins and rum. Let stand until raisins plump, about 1 hour. Drain, discarding rum, and set aside.
  • Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°F. Lightly butter bundt pan, then dust with flour, knocking out excess.
  • In large mixing bowl or bowl of electric mixer, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Add brown and granulated sugars, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Using electric mixer, beat on high speed, scraping down sides of bowl with rubber spatula as needed, until batter is pale and smooth, about 3 minutes for handheld mixer or 2 minutes for standing mixer. Stir in apples, pecans, ginger, and raisins. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth top.
  • Bake until wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean and cake just shrinks from sides of pan, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes, then invert and unmold onto rack and cool completely. (Cake can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored at room temperature, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.)
  • Just before serving, sift confectioner's sugar over cake. Serve accompanied by eggnog.

Nikalia
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I can't wait to make this cake again!


Laina Hashipala
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This is the best apple cake I've ever had!


Lawrence Arabia
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I'll definitely be making this cake again.


Regime Wittke
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This cake is easy to make and it always turns out perfectly.


Nessi H
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I'm not a big fan of apples, but I loved this cake.


Soyon Sarkar
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This cake is perfect for a holiday party.


Aizaz Pusio
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I love the eggnog sauce. It's so rich and creamy.


Ashii ashii
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This cake is so moist and flavorful.


Reynaldo castillo
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I made this cake for my friends and they couldn't stop raving about it.


Rhys Mackie
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This cake is perfect for a holiday party. It's festive and delicious.


Usama Yousafzai official (Youth leader)
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The eggnog sauce is so rich and creamy. It's the perfect topping for this cake.


Birkha Darjee
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I love the spices in this cake. They give it such a warm and inviting flavor.


mahmudul abir
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This cake is a great way to use up leftover apples. I always have a few apples on hand and this cake is a great way to use them up.


Nishit Shik
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I'm not a big fan of eggnog, but I loved this sauce! It was the perfect topping for the cake.


Muhammad Ahtisham
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This cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I've made it several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


sammy blaq
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I made this cake for my family's Christmas dinner and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the moist, flavorful cake and the creamy, decadent eggnog sauce.


Debananda chaudhary
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This spiced apple cake with eggnog sauce was an absolute delight! The cake was moist and flavorful, with a perfect balance of spices. The eggnog sauce was rich and creamy, and it complemented the cake perfectly.