Apple Pound Cake Recipe
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Apple Pound Cake

By: Mary Martin 
"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"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (18)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

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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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2008 by Teresa   view full review
This cake is great.I did add 1/2 more spices than listed and added 2 tbs orange juice as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2011 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
When I think of pound cake, I think of a cake generally made with butter, with a compact,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2010 by Suzy   view full review
Our family liked this quite a lot. While the batter was stiff, I found that if I let it sit a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2008 by cookie9035   view full review
Excellant this is a keeper for me! I didn't have all for the topping so just made a cream...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2008 by WACKY124D   view full review
I made this in a bundt pan last week for the first time, and my household guests ate it up...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2008 by SOHOL Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This a very oily cake..I followed the recipe,..and I think with cutting the oil in half with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2009 by Karen   view full review
I had a couple of problems. First the cake fell apart when I tried to remove it from pan. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2008 by mom.of.2kiddos   view full review
I recently went to an apple orchard so I had a ton of left over apples that I need to use....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2011 by bludmn79   view full review
I followed the recipe for the most part. The only changes I made were using 1/4 cup of apple...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2011 by Anechka   view full review
Made a few changes to this cake, instead of baking soda I added twice the amount of baking...

 

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