Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake
Ingredients
* 3 cups all-purpose 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 cooking oil
* 1- 3/4 cups sugar
* 3 eggs
* 1 Tablespoon vanilla
* 3 large (1-1/4 lb.) sweet-tart apples peeled, cored, and diced (3
cups)
* 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
* Spicy Caramel Glaze (see below)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly coat 10-inch fluted tube pan with
cooking spray; lightly sprinkle with flour. Set aside. In a bowl combine the
3
cups flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, chipotle, ginger, white pepper,
salt,
and cloves; set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl beat oil and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed
until
combined. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition. Beat in
vanilla and as much flour mixture as you can. Stir in remaining flour
mixture,
apples, and pecans. Spoon batter into pan.
3. Bake 1-1/4 hours, until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out
clean. Meanwhile, prepare Spicy Caramel Glaze. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes;
invert on rack. Place rack over baking sheet. Drizzle warm cake with Spicy
Caramel Glaze, respooning glaze that drips on baking sheet over cake. Cool
completely before serving. Makes 16 servings.
Spicy Caramel Glaze: 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 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in
1 tsp. vanilla Let stand 1-1/4 hours until slightly thickened. Drizzle over
warm
cake.
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