Papas Apple Pound Cake Recipes

APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Let the eggs, milk and butter come to room temperature on the counter before beginning. (Butter goes on the counter last.)
• Butter the Bundt pan with 1 tablespoon of butter, then add 2 tablespoons of flour and shake and tap to coat the interior of the pan; set aside. Put the diced apples in a bowl with the cinnamon and lemon juice. In a large bowl or stand mixer add the butter and 2 cups of sugar and beat until smooth. Add the egg yolks, 1 at a time, and blend to completely incorporate before adding the next. The mixture will become very light in color. Add the buttermilk and the extracts and mix to combine. Stir in 3 cups of flour along with the baking powder and stir until incorporated.
• In a separate clean dry bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy, then add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and whisk until shiny and soft peaks form when removing the whisk from the whites. Gently fold this into the cake batter. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the apples in the center of the ring all the way around, being sure they don't touch the outer or inner edge of the pan. Pour in the remaining batter and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely. Put a large plate or cake plate on top of the pan, then holding both together, flip them so that the curved bottom of the Bundt pan is on the top and the plate is resting on a flat surface. Slowly remove the pan from the cake by lifting it straight up. Slice and serve.

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.

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.

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.