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Apple Pound Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Mary Martin PHOTO BY: TourSi

"An apple cider glaze makes each slice of this rich pound cake nice and sweet. It's a favorite fall treat at our house. --Mary Martin, Madison, North Carolina"
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 15 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 35 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups chopped, peeled tart apples
  • 1 cup chopped almonds
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • APPLE CIDER GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in apples, almonds and raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire tack to cool completely.
  3. In a saucepan, combine glaze ingredients; cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Prick top of cake with a fork; drizzle with glaze.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2008 by TourSi
WOW! WOW! WOW! My husband can't stop raving about this cake!!! It was delicious!!! Not to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by PotatoFreak
Very tasty and moist. A big hit a Thanksgiving...I used walnuts instead of almonds. No... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2006 by Carrie
I took this to our family Halloween get-together and everyone raved about it! I left out the... MORE


 
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