Difficulty: Beginner
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.