Paula Deens Fresh Apple Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Grease 10" tube pan, combine 3 Tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, coat pan with sugar mixture.
• Mix flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; set aside. Beat oil and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then stir in apples and vanilla. Add flour mixture until blended; stir in pecans and raisins.
• Transfer to pan and then drop and shake the pan to release bubbles.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours - 1 3/4 hours until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and glaze.

Steps:

• Glaze: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Set the bowl aside.
• Cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a Bundt pan or tube pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the apples, walnuts, vanilla, and spices.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Using an electric mixer beat the sugar, oil, butter and eggs in a large bowl. Add in the dry ingredients and beat until completely combined. Fold in the apple mixture.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to fully cool in the pan, about 1 hour, and then turn it out onto a plate.
• Drizzle the apple cake with some of the honey glaze, serve and enjoy!

Steps:

• Lightly grease and flour 13 x 9-inch baking dish; Preheat oven to 350°F Cream together sugar, eggs, and oil; Add flour; mix together until well blended; Add vanilla, nuts, and diced apples.
• Spread into pan; bake for 45 to 60 minutes; Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• When cake is done, punch holes in it with a knife and pour topping over.
• Topping: Heat all ingredients together over medium heat; Bring to boil, stirring constantly; Let boil for about 2 minutes; Pour over warm cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F degrees. Spray 15 cup fluted pan with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• In a medium bowl, combine apples, walnuts and 1/4 cup flour.
• In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Reduce speed to low. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Increase speed to high, and add 1 teaspoon vanilla, beat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until mixture is fluffy. Reduce speed to low, and add pudding mix and soup; beat for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute longer.
• In a medium bowl, sift remaining 3 cups flour and baking powder together. Gradually add to butter mixture, and beat until mixture is well combined, about 2 to 3 minutes. Fold in apple mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Drop pan lightly on counter to release any air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Place wire rack over a large piece of aluminum foil.
• In a small saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in dark brown sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add cream, stirring constantly until combined. Pour mixture over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a 13x9x2" baking pan.
• Cream together the granulated sugar and shortening until fluffy using an electric mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir the raisins and nuts into the flour mixture.
• Add the flour mixture and applesauce alternately to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the center of the cake is firm to the touch.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.