Roman Apple Bundt Cake with Penuche Drizzle

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Try this mouth-watering cake, which won third prize in the 2016 Apple Recipe Contest from our 2017 Garden Guide. Congratulations to Lori McLain of Denton, Texas!

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Photo Credit:

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Cake

Ingredients

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1⁄2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1-1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sour milk (mix 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice in milk)

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups peeled, cored, and diced apples

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and beat by hand.

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

In a small bowl, blend together milk and baking soda and add to creamed mixture, alternately with the dry ingredients. Fold in apples.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Topping

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts

1⁄4 cup sugar

1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Mix together ingredients and sprinkle on cake.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let stand 10 to 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate.

Penuche Drizzle

Ingredients

1⁄4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons (1⁄4 stick) butter

2 tablespoons milk or cream

1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Put brown sugar and butter into a microwave-safe bowl and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until bubbling. Remove and stir in milk, then add powdered sugar and beat by hand or with hand mixer until smooth. Drizzle over cake.