Sunday, November 7, 2021

Applesauce Bread {Bundt Cake}

Get ready for your house to smell amazing as the sweet aroma of apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon fills the air! This versatile recipe can be made as either a bundt cake or two loaves of bread. You can easily cut the recipe in half to make just a single loaf. I love having options!


Applesauce Bread {Bundt Cake}
Yield: 2 loaves (or 1 bundt cake)

Ingredients

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 loaf pans with Crisco, line with parchment (fold extra over sides for easy removal after baking), then grease with nonstick cooking spray. (If using bundt pan, grease with Crisco, then dust all sides with flour.) Set pan(s) aside.
  2. In stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add eggs and mix until combined.
  3. Add 1 cup of flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; mix until combined. Add 1 cup of applesauce and mix until combined. Add remaining flour and mix until combined. Add remaining applesauce and mix until combined.
  4. Transfer batter to prepared pan(s). Bake 55-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  5. For loaves: Cool in pans 10 minutes. Gently lift loaves from pans using parchment folded over sides, remove & discard parchment, and place loaves on wire rack to cool completely.
  6. For bundt pan: Let cake cool completely in pan before inverting onto platter.
  7. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired, and cut slices using serrated knife.
  8. Store at room temperature. Cake ages well and becomes more moist with time!

Recipe adapted from Melanie Cooks.