Dessert

Apple Spiced Pound Cake

John

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 1 hrs

Difficulty: Beginner

This simple and delicious Apple Spiced Pound Cake will take you by surprise! We bet you never knew you could glaze a cake with BBQ sauce, but the flavors come together beautifully with this perfect combination.

Instructions

Step 1: Using the recteq Apple Pellets, preheat your recteq to 350°F and allow it to come up to temp. Spray the Bundt pan with non-stick spray.
Step 2: In the mixing bowl, add shortening and sugar and whisk hard until well combined. Then add eggs and milk and mix until fully incorporated. In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Step 3: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and fold with a spatula until well combined. Fold in pecans and apples.
Step 4: Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and place inside recteq. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Insert toothpick into center of cake, if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Step 5: Remove cake from recteq and allow to rest for 30-40 minutes then flip onto cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Step 6: In a small sauce pan, mix brown sugar, recteq Apple Cinnamon BBQ Sauce and lemon juice until well combined. Place in recteq and heat to a simmer, then pour over fully-cooled cake. Let glaze set before slicing and serving.

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

Cake

1 ¹/₂ cup(s) Shortening
1 cup(s) Sugar
1 cup(s) Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
¹/₄ cup(s) Milk
3 cup(s) All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon(s) Salt
1 teaspoon(s) Baking Soda
2 teaspoon(s) Cinnamon/Allspice
³/₄ cup(s) Pecans, chopped
3 Granny Smith Apples, peeled

Glaze

1 ¹/₂ cup(s) Brown Sugar
¹/₂ cup(s) recteq Apple Cinnamon BBQ Sauce
1 teaspoon(s) Lemon Juice

Tools Needed

Mixing Bowls x2
Apple Pellets
Whisk
Knife
Cutting Board
Spatula
Nonstick Spray
Small Sauce Pan

Step 1: Using the recteq Apple Pellets, preheat your recteq to 350°F and allow it to come up to temp. Spray the Bundt pan with non-stick spray.
Step 2: In the mixing bowl, add shortening and sugar and whisk hard until well combined. Then add eggs and milk and mix until fully incorporated. In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Step 3: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and fold with a spatula until well combined. Fold in pecans and apples.
Step 4: Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and place inside recteq. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Insert toothpick into center of cake, if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Step 5: Remove cake from recteq and allow to rest for 30-40 minutes then flip onto cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Step 6: In a small sauce pan, mix brown sugar, recteq Apple Cinnamon BBQ Sauce and lemon juice until well combined. Place in recteq and heat to a simmer, then pour over fully-cooled cake. Let glaze set before slicing and serving.

Chef Pairings

Want to go all out Apple themed for tonight's dinner? Go with Grilled Pork Loin stuffed with Apples & Bleu Cheese and follow up with this delightful Apple Spiced Pound Cake.