Mayhaw Bundt Cake

Submitted by mollypaul

"Families used to go on outings to collect mayhaws and create stockpiles of the jelly to last throughout the year, but the tradition has declined with the increasing urbanization of the South and the destruction of the mayhaw's native habitat. Mayhaws are members of the Hawthorne family. The fruit is small and apple-like and ripens during the late April and early May in East Texas. They have beautiful white blossoms in the spring and are desirable as ornamentals as well as for wildlife cover and forage. The fruit is also found in bayous surrounding lakes, such as Caddo Lake on the Texas/Louisiana border. A first-place winning entry from the Louisiana Mayhaw Association, contributed by A. Laney."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup mayhaw juice
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 (18 ounce) box French vanilla cake mix

• Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar or 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 cup mayhaw juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease/flour bundt pan.
2. Mix first four ingredients together in a bowl; add cake mix and continue to beat with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
3. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or until cake tests done.
4. Let cool for 5 minutes in pan; turn out onto cake plate.
5. Stir mayhaw juice into powdered sugar and mix well; pour glaze over warm cake.