The Freshman Cook: Apple Streusel Bundt Cake / #BundtBakers

It is beginning to look a little like fall! Well, ok, not outside, but here at #BundtBakers, where this month we are baking bundts with apples! This Apple Streusel Bundt Cake has streusel mix on the top, and cooked apple slices in the middle. I drizzled the cake with melted caramel to get a bushel of flavor in every bite!
Apple Streusel Bundt Cake  

(printable recipe at end of page)

(makes 12 mini bundt cakes)

Cake:

2 1/2 cups Flour 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder Pinch of Salt 2/3 cup Butter 1 3/4 cups Sugar 1 1/1 teaspoons Vanilla 2 Eggs 1 1/4 cups Milk

Cooked Apple:

1 tablespoon Butter 1 Granny Smith Apple 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon Sugar

Streusel Topping:

3 tablespoons Flour 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon 4 teaspoons Butter

Drizzle:

1/2 cup caramel bits Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Place the butter in the mixer and begin to mix. Add the sugar and vanilla. Mix in until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour and then milk alternating between the two, and mixing after each addition, just until combined. Cut apple into slices.
 Melt butter in a small frying pan. Let it sizzle in pan until it starts to brown. Add apple slices, cinnamon, and sugar. Let cook until apples tender.
 Mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
   Grease and flour the bundt pan. Add streusel to bottom of each pan.
Place several apple slices on top of batter.
Cover with more batter and sprinkle more streusel on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let cool. Remove from pan.
Isn’t that ring of streusel pretty?
Melt caramel bits in a double boiler. Drizzle with caramel! Enjoy your Apple Streusel Bundt Cake!  The Bundt Bakers all made apple bundt cakes this month! Scroll down and find all the variety of yummy recipes!   #BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on the BundtBakers home page.

Yield: 12 mini bundt cakesAuthor: The Freshman Cook

Mini Bundt Cakes

• 2 1/2 cups Flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• Pinch of Salt
• 2/3 cup Butter
• 1 3/4 cups Sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1 1/4 cups Milk

Cooked Apple

• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 1 Granny Smith Apple
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar

Streusel Topping

• 3 tablespoons Flour
• 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons Butter

Drizzle

1. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Place the butter in the mixer and begin to mix. Add the sugar and vanilla. Mix in until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour and then milk alternating between the two, and mixing after each addition, just until combined. Set aside.
2. Peel and then cut apple into slices.
3. Melt butter in a small frying pan. Let it sizzle in pan until it starts to brown. Add apple slices, cinnamon, and sugar. Let cook until apples are tender.
4. Mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
5. Grease and flour the bundt pan. Add streusel to bottom of each pan.
6. Place several apple slices on top of batter.
7. Cover with more batter and sprinkle more streusel on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
8. Let cool. Remove from pan.
9. Melt caramel bits in a double boiler. Drizzle with caramel! Enjoy your Apple Streusel Bundt Cake!