• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Crunchy Creamy Sweet

Easy Recipes for Busy Parents

  • All Recipes
  • Air Fryer
  • Asian
  • Dinner
  • Instant Pot
  • Dessert
  • About Us
menu icon
go to homepage
  • All Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About Me
  • Contact
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • All Recipes
  • Subscribe
  • About Me
  • Contact
×
You are here: Crunchy Creamy Sweet / Dessert / Apple Bundt Cake

Apple Bundt Cake

Published: Nov 13, 2013 · Modified: Oct 22, 2022 by Anna 36 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

Sharing is caring!

12846 shares
  • Share
  • Email
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Rate this Recipe

Apple Bundt Cake - delicious bundt cake with chunks of apples, spiced with cinnamon and cloves and drizzled with sweet caramel glaze. Perfect Thanksgiving dessert idea!

If you enjoy desserts with apples, you may also like my Apple Oatmeal Cookies or the delicious Apple Pie Bars.

Apple Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze and chopped pecans.

 

APPLE BUNDT CAKE

We all know bundt cakes are beautiful. I love this cake. It has a perfect amount of apples and spices in every slice. The caramel glaze is super simple and makes for a delicious finishing touch for this showstopper. I used pecans as a topping. When it comes to holiday desserts, little things like that matter. Toast the pecans for few minutes, chop and sprinkle over the almost set glaze. You can add them to the batter before baking the cake, but I have many people in our family that don't like nuts in baked goods. Besides I like the look of the cake with the pecans on top. 🙂

Ingredients Needed:

  • all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • cinnamon, cloves
  • salt
  • granulated sugar
  • brown sugar
  • oil
  • applesauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • Granny Smith apples
  • pecans
  • butter
  • milk
  • confectioners sugar
Side View of Apple Bundt Cake.

Would you like to save this recipe?

We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later!

How to make Apple Bundt Cake?

  • Start by mixing melted and cooled butter with flour and brush the inside of your bundt pan. This will make it for easy release of the cake from pan.
  • Whisk dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Mix sugars, applesauce, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed.
  • Stir in chopped apples.
  • Pour batter into pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan.
  • Make the glaze and drizzle over cake.

How to Slice a Bundt Cake?

One more tip: to get a nice slice every time, use a serrated knife, like the one you would use for slicing bread. The apple pieces in the cake can pull during slicing with a regular knife and create empty spaces in the slices. So after the cake is completely cooled, use a serrated knife to slice it.

Slice of apple bundt cake

More Bundt Cake Recipes:

  • Lemon Bundt Cake
  • The Best Chocolate Bundt Cake
  • Banana Bundt Cake

If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀

Side View of Apple Bundt Cake.

Apple Bundt Cake

Author: Anna
This Apple Bundt Cake is a delicious bundt cake with chunks of apples, spiced with cinnamon and cloves and drizzled with sweet caramel glaze. Perfect Thanksgiving dessert idea!
5 from 9 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 people
Calories 706 kcal
Prevent your screen from going dark

Ingredients
 
 

!for the cake

  • 3 c all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 c granulated sugar
  • 1 c packed brown sugar
  • 1 c vegetable or canola oil
  • ½ c applesauce
  • 2 large eggs room temperature, beaten
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 c chopped Granny Smith apples peeled and chopped
  • ¾ c chopped pecans

!for the glaze:

  • ½ c packed brown sugar
  • ¼ c unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 c confectioners' sugar

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the 10 cup bundt pan: in a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon melted butter (coowith 1 tablespoon flour. With a pastry brush (or by using your fingergrease the bundt pan. Set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl place granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • Add the dry ingredients and beat on low until combined. The batter will be thick.
  • Stir in chopped apples.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake the cake for 1 hour or until the toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake for 10 minutes in the pan.
  • Place a large plate over the top of the pan and invert the cake onto the plate.
  • Let cool completely.
  • In a medium saucepan,combine brown sugar, butter and milk.
  • Whisking constantly, bring to boil.
  • Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and cool for 10 minutes.
  • Add sugar. Whisk until drizzling consistency. If the glaze is too thick, add more milk.
  • Drizzle over the cake.
  • Sprinkle chopped pecans over the almost set glaze.

Notes

  1. Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.
  2. You can skip the glaze and dust the cake with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 706kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2.4mg
Tried this recipe?Leave a comment with rating below!

More Dessert Recipes

  • Square photo of a slice of lemon cake on a dessert plate with fork.
    Easy Lemon Cake
  • Square image of a serving of eggless chocolate cake with frosting on a white marble plate.
    Eggless Chocolate Cake
  • Square photo of a cake with peach slices and dusting of powdered sugar.
    Easy Peach Cake
  • Mango popsicles on ice.
    Mango Pineapple Popsicles

Reader Interactions

Comments

    5 from 9 votes

    Did you make this recipe? Let me know! Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




  1. Cheryl Neace says

    September 07, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    5 stars
    My favorite apple cake! Could I make it in a 9 x 13 pan and would the baking time change?

    Reply
  2. Cheryl Neace says

    October 28, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    If I make a couple
    Days ahead, should I refrigerate?

    Reply
  3. Kerry says

    December 19, 2020 at 11:44 am

    Hi could you clarify what you mean for the pan prepping tip? Are you mixing the flour into the melted butter and then coating the pan or do coat with butter followed the flour?

    Prepare the 10 cup bundt pan: in a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon melted butter (coowith 1 tablespoon flour. With a pastry brush (or by using your fingergrease the bundt pan. Set aside.

    Thanks

    Reply
  4. Michael says

    October 07, 2020 at 7:53 am

    Can you make this with a different kind of apples?

    Reply
  5. June says

    October 28, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    5 stars
    Oh and I forgot to add that the bundt cake came right out of the pan with your trick. Have had problems with bundts before but might start using this for all my cakes also. Thanks for a great recipe which I pinned on my "would make again" pinterest board. Its definitely a keeper

    Reply
    • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

      October 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm

      You just made my day, June! Thank you so much!! Sending love!!

      Reply
« Older Comments

Primary Sidebar

Profile photo of the author of Crunchy Creamy Sweet website.

Hi! I'm Anna!

Thank you for stopping by! Here you will find easy and delicious recipes for busy people. My recipes are made with everyday ingredients and all of them are family-approved!

read more...

Easy Dinners

  • Square image of chicken in teriyaki sauce, rice and broccoli in a white bowl.
    Quick Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls Recipe

  • Asian chicken on rice.
    Easy Sesame Chicken Recipe

  • Square image of creamy garlic chicken in a skillet.
    Creamy Garlic Chicken

  • Lemon garlic chicken in a skillet.
    Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe

  • Chicken in mushroom garlic sauce in pan.
    Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken

  • Beef noodle casserole in a baking dish.
    Cheesy Beef Noodle Casserole

Popular Recipes

  • Cooked shrimp on a white plate.
    Air Fryer Shrimp

  • Square image of four Russet potatoes on a rack in the Instant Pot pressure cooker.
    Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe

  • Noodles with peanut sauce and green onions in a white bowl with chopsticks.
    Thai Peanut Noodles Recipe

  • Square image of chicken nuggets with parsley on a white plate.
    Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets Recipe

  • Pasta salad with tomatoes and bacon in a glass serving bowl.
    BLT Pasta Salad Recipe

  • Square image of KFC coleslaw in a white bowl with red plaid napkin.
    KFC Coleslaw Copycat Recipe

Featured in

Logos of publications like yahoo, Parade magazine, MSN.

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Policy

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! for emails and updates

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2024 Crunchy Creamy Sweet All rights reserved.

© Copyright 2025 - Crunchy Creamy Sweet - Privacy Policy

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.