Re-Post of Recipe from Files: Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake

[Guest guest]

Saw this in our Files and thought newbies might have missed it (and others

forgotten it).

Best, Pat

 

Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake

 

3 cups flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground chipotle pepper

3/4 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground white pepper

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1 1/2 cups canola oil

1 3/4 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 Tbsp. vanilla

3 large sweet-tart apples peeled, and diced (3 cups)

1 cup chopped pecans (toasted)

1 recipe for Spicy caramel glaze (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly coat a bundt pan.

 

In a bowl combine: flour,cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda,

chipotle, ginger, white pepper, salt and cloves, stir to mix

and set aside.

 

In another mix bowl beat oil and sugar on medium speed until

combined. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition.

Add vanilla and as much flour mixture as you can. Stir in remaining flour

mixture, apples

and pecans. Spoon batter into pan.

 

Bake 1 1/4 hrs. until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes

out clean. Cool 10 minutes and place on wire rack.

 

Spicy Caramel Glaze: Make while cake is baking.

 

In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup packed brown sugar,

1/4 cup butter. 1/4 cup whipping cream, and 1/2 tsp.

ground chipotle pepper. Bring to boiling, stirring

occasionally. Boil gently 2 mins. Remove from heat.

Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla. Let stand 1 1/4 hr. until slightly

thickened. Drizzle over warm cake.

 

Sissy