I love apple desserts as a bridge between the sunny days of summer and dipping our toes into fall. This Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake has the best of both worlds – that homey sweet bite of fresh apples, with all the warmth and coziness that comes with spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. This cake is incredibly moist and flavorful. It honestly doesn’t need much else to fancy it up, but I’ve included a simple glaze because glaze and bundt cakes are like PB and J. They belong together. Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake is one of my family’s favorite desserts. It’s great for an after-dinner treat, a get together with friends, or even an after school snack!
Ingredient Notes
Apples – Use any kind of crisp apple you like. Granny Smiths are always great for baking as the tartness balances out sweetness in desserts, but I’m using a honeycrisp here and it’s just as fantastic.
Sour Cream – I recommend full fat sour cream. You can use reduced fat in a pinch, or even a Greek yogurt, but my preference would be full fat sour cream.
How to Make Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake
- Grease and flour a 10″ bundt cake pan and set aside. For this recipe, you’re going to need an apple, butter, sugar, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and a few spices.
- Cream some butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 90 seconds). Then add eggs, one at a time, and some vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- We’re going to mix everything in stages to ensure a good smooth batter, mixing everything well after each addition. Start by adding 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture, combine. Then add 1/2 of the sour cream, combine, then add another 1/3 of the flour, and combine. Add the last of the yogurt, mix completely, then add the final 1/3 of the flour mixture. Mix until combined and set aside.
- Place the chopped apples in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar, and spices and toss to coat evenly. Set aside (but not too far aside–you’ll need them in just a second.)
- Pour enough batter into the bottom of the pan to cover about 1″ of the bottom of the pan. Cover this layer with about 1/2 of the apples. Spread enough batter over the apples to completely cover them, then spread the remaining apples over the batter layer. Spread the last of the batter over the apples. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until golden and a pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Invert the cake onto a serving plate. If desired, whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cake. Makes 16 servings.
Serving Suggestions
This cake is so deliciously moist. It will have no problem being the star of the show as a dessert or afterschool snack! It would make a lovely addition to an afternoon tea.
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FAQs
- Do I have to use a bundt pan? This batter would likely work well in a baking dish, loaf pans, or even in muffin tins. I don’t have tried and true bake times for these options, so if you try it out, you will have to watch carefully for doneness as they bake.
- Do I have to add the apples? I love the apples in this cake, but I think it would be just as good with a simple cinnamon swirl running through the batter as well. Mix up the batter as directed and then feel free to get creative with the mix ins!
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Apple Spice Sour Cream Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- BATTER
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour lightly spooned into measuring cups and leveled with a knife
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- FILLING
- 1 small baking apple peeled, cored, and finely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups chopped apple)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 10" bundt cake pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl (like the bowl of your stand mixer), combine the butter and sugar and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy (about 90 seconds). Add eggs, one at a time, mixing completely after each addition. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, beating until completely combined. Add 1/2 of the sour cream, mix completely, then add another 1/3 of the flour, mix completely. Add the last of the sour cream, mix completely, then add the final 1/3 of the flour mixture. Mix until combined and set aside.
- Place the chopped apples in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar, and spices and toss to coat evenly. Set aside (but not too far aside--you'll need them in just a second.)
- Pour enough batter into the bottom of the pan to cover about 1" of the bottom of the pan. Cover this layer with about 1/2 of the apples. Spread enough batter over the apples to completely cover them, then spread the remaining apples over the batter layer. Spread the last of the batter over the apples. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until golden and a pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Invert the cake onto a serving plate. If desired, whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cake. Makes 16 servings.
Questions & Reviews
I’d make some cookies for the holidays with the kids.
Please tell me, does the bundt cake come out of the glass pan easily, unlike my current bundt pan when it always sticks no matter what I do. I would invest in a glass bundt pan to make the apple bundt cake if I knew it honestly would make a difference. Thanks!
Well, I’d try your apple spice cake first, then make a poppyseed cake.
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!
i am on a pumpkin craze! i will be baking pumpkin chocolate chip…everything! bars, cookies,loaves, rolls, cupcakes, and muffins with pumpkin spice strudel topping.:)
Taking cupcakes to a Halloween party tonight. 2 dozen of them! How on earth am I going to get them there? I would LOVE to have the cake box!
We make Christmas food gifts for our friends and family so if we win we would use it to make those items
That cake makes my mouth water looking at the ingredients… guess I’d start there
I would make a pumpkin Bundt cake.
I’ve been trying to find the perfect cake for my family Thanksgiving and this might be it!!
I’d make this apple one or you can never go wrong with chocolate either!! 🙂
That clear glass bundt pan looks wonderful.I think I’d use that first.Thanks for the chance to win.
What an incredible Gift Package to WIN! Would absolutely love it and would make a Chocolate Kahlua Bundt Cake!
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Thank you….
Yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting sound great for fall.
I would be making my grandmother’s pound cake… 🙂
My fall fugu persimmon bundt cake
Birthday cake for myself!
I’d love to make any bundt cake in that awesome glass pan!
I’d make this apple bundt that looks divine!
I would make my mom’s apple cake.
The first thing I would make is pumpkin chocolate chip loaf!
I love to bake. I will be making this spice cake for sure. I make all my bake goods from scratch.
I would definitely try your new apple spice bundt cake with that great looking bundt cake pan. 🙂
I’d make some yummy cinnamon buns!
I would definitely use this set to make this bundt cake and also the monkey cake!
This is one awesome, super awesome giveaway Kate. I would definitely make a lemon bundt cake. My family’s favorite. Thanks for this giveaway, and happy weekend!
I have an amazing pumpkin bundt cake recipe I’d try out!
I made the vanilla extract you put up last year. Great recipe to try it out on.
I’d have to make monkey bread 🙂
Fun stuff! I love bundt cakes… and somehow I don’t own a bundt pan. Not smart of me 😉