Old Fashioned Apple Spice Bundt Cake
This easy to make spice cake starts with a cake mix! This cake is tender, moist and loaded with fresh apples and pecans.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 285kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Spice cake mix your choice of brand make the cake according to directions on the box. Large eggs, oil, and water.
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup applesauce
- 3 apples peeled and diced
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a bundt pan with baking spray and set aside.
- Peel and chop apples. Place in small bowl, squeeze with fresh lemon. Toss to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Mix the cake mix as per directions on the box, adding eggs, oil, and water.
- Add cinnamon and vanilla to the cake batter and mix.
- Add apple sauce, peeled diced apples and pecans. Mix to combine, do not overrmix.
- Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Tap pan on countertop to remove any air bubbles.
- Place in oven, bake for 45-50 minutes. Following baking instructions on the back of the box if using a different baking pan.
- Baking time may vary, test cake for doneness by insert a wooden pic into the center of the cake. When it comes out clean the cake is done.
- Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 25 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to completely cool. Next, invert onto a serving dish and sprinkle top with powdered sugar.
Notes
Butter is shown as an alternative to the oil when preparing the cake mix. It will make the cake more rich! If you'd prefer, omit the oil and substitute an equal amount of melted butter instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 284mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg