Spiced Harvest Bundt Cake With Cream Cheese Glaze Food

SPICE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Butter and flour a 10 to 12 cup bundt pan (or spray with a baking spray that includes flour), and refrigerate while preparing the cake.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, & nutmeg together in a bowl and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, & brown sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, scraping between additions. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together oil, vanilla, & buttermilk (or substitution). In the bowl with the butter and sugars, alternate additions of the flour and buttermilk mixtures at low speed, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until combined and do not overwork the batter. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all ingredients are well incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan, smooth out the top, and firmly pound the pan against the countertop several times to tap out any air bubbles. Bake in the center of the oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean from the center of the cake.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for about 20 to 30 minutes before turning the cake out onto the rack to cool completely. Once cool, drizzle with cream cheese glaze (recipe below) if desired. Cake should keep, in an air tight container at room temperature, for about 3 or 4 days.

CARROT BUNDT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
• Add lemon zest, oil, extract and lemon juice
• Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to wet mixture
• Stir in carrots, raisins, and nuts
• Pour into a bundt pan that has been greased well
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean
• Cool for 10 minutes, carefully remove from pan and pour on glaze while cake is still warm
• For the glaze, in a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, icing sugar, cream of tar tar, powdered milk, water, and extract until smooth
• Mixture should be quite thick
• Pour over warm cake letting glaze drip down the sides
• Cool to room temperature before serving

APPLE SPICE BUNDT CAKE W/ MAPLE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease/flour a bundt pan.
• In a bowl measure out and sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt) together. If you don't have a sifter, simply spoon the flour into the measuring cups and don't pack them down once full. Then stir or whisk in the remaining dry ingredients.
• In a large bowl cream 1 cup of the butter and the sugars together until well-combined. Add in the eggs, one at a time.
• To the butter mixture add the vanilla, light sour cream, and applesauce. Mix to combine.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ones (and I do mean gradually, i.e. 1/4-1/3 of the mixture at a time. Your kitchen may need redecorating but doing so by adding all of the flour at once and attacking it with your mixer isn't the way to go.).
• Once all of the dry ingredients are incorporated, fold in the diced apples and the walnuts (if using). The batter will be fairly thick, so don't panic. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
• Place the pan on the lowest rack of your oven and bake for 65-75 minutes.
• When the cake is done, allow it to cool IN THE PAN for half an hour. (A fan placed behind the cooling cake to waft the aroma throughout your home is really nifty, but not a necessity).
• While the cake is cooling make the glaze.
• Whip the cream cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon of the butter until well-combined and fluffy.
• Mix in the maple extract. Beat in the powdered sugar (again, gradually!) until all of it is well incorporated. Add the milk, in increments, until the mixture has reached a "glaze-like" consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.
• Enjoy!

CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and milk.
• Gradually add the powdered sugar.
• Beat in vanilla.