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Rustic apple pound cake on a serving tray with apples under it
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Rustic Apple Pound Cake

This old-fashioned apple pound cake recipe is tender and just bursting with that sweet, fresh apple and cinnamon flavor.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Pound Cake
Servings: 8 Slices

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 5 medium apples peeled and chopped

Instructions

  • Generously grease a bundt cake pan and preheat the oven to 350.
  • Combine all-purpose flour, sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, orange juice, eggs, and baking powder in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into the bundt pan and top it with 5 chopped apples.
  • Stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/2 of this over the apples.
  • Pour the remaining batter over the apples and top this with the remaining apples and remaining cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out to cool completely.
  • Dust generously with confectioner's sugar before serving.