Apple Crisp Orange Pound Cake Food

APPLE-CRISP ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch round or 8-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients; set aside. In medium bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups flour, the sugar, orange peel, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until small crumbs form. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture for topping. To remaining crumb mixture in bowl, add sour cream, eggs and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until blended.
• Spread batter in pan. Spoon filling over batter and spread evenly. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and the pecans; pat gently.
• Bake 65 to 70 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm if desired.

APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a 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., Bake at 350° 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., In a saucepan, combine glaze ingredients; cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Prick top of cake with a fork; drizzle with glaze.

ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and 2 cups of the granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the orange zest.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the orange juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• While the cakes bake, cook the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar with the remaining 1/2 cup orange juice in a small saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves. When the cakes are done, let them cool for 10 minutes. Take them out of the pans and place them on a baking rack set over a tray. Spoon the orange syrup over the cakes and allow the cakes to cool completely.
• To glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Add a few more drops of juice, if necessary, to make it pour easily. Pour over the top of one cake and allow the glaze to dry. Wrap well, and store in the refrigerator.

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together the softened butter with 2 tablespoons of the flour to make a paste. In a 10-inch Bundt pan, paint on the flour and butter paste with a pastry brush until the pan is well coated.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Add the orange juice and vanilla extract and mix well. In another bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and remaining 3 cups flour. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and continue to beat well. Stir in the apples and walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a cake plate.
• For the glaze: Combine the sugar, butter, buttermilk and baking soda in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture until it thickens slightly and begins to turn a light brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Using a toothpick, punch 15 to 20 holes in the top of the cake and pour the glaze over the cake. Let the cake set and cool before serving. Store the cake in an airtight cake carrier in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

FRESH APPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• BATTER: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until well blended.
• Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat till smooth.
• Fold in nuts and apples.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes.
• BROWN SUGAR TOPPING: Combine butter, brown sugar, and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Spoon hot sugar over warm cake.
• *Storecake in foil or container for a day or two then refrigerate as fresh apples tend to mold easily.
• Bring to room temperature before serving.

APPLE CRISP WITH ORANGE JUICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a 10 inch pie plate, I use Cooking spray.
• Mound apples in prepared pie plate.
• Pour orange juice over the apples.
• In a separate bowl combine sugar, flour, cinammon, nutmeg and salt.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle over apples.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is crisp.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.