Apple Spice Bundt Cake

carolinafan's Note:

From Taste of Home.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 2/3 cup finely chopped peeled tart apple

Brown Sugar Glaze

• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugars and lemon peel until fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Beat in vanilla.
4. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, nutmeg and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
5. Stir in the pecans and apple.
6. Pour into a greased and floured 9- or 10-in. bundt pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. For glaze, in a heavy saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over low heat.
10. Stir in cream.
11. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 1 minute.
12. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute.
13. Pour over cake, immediately sprinkle with pecans.