Apple Cake: Whiskey Spice Bundt

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Apple Cake is moist and delicious with chunks of tart apple and just enough cinnamon and spice. Once baked you’ll turn this apple filled bundt cake out of the pan, brush with a whiskey syrup, and add a drizzle of whiskey caramel sauce.  F&R Distilling has partnered with Restless Chipotle to bring you this sponsored post.

Apple Bundt Cake Ingredients

Here are the ingredients for this mouthwatering cake recipe!

• Butter – don’t substitute margarine or anything else. This cake has a great buttery flavor that you definitely want to keep.
• All-purpose flour – cake flour is just too delicate to hold up to the apples and whiskey and pecans. You’ll need to use all-purpose flour. You might try part all-purpose flour and part whole wheat flour if you like a more rustic flavor.
• Firestone & Robertson TX Whiskey is available at most liquor stores. It’s got a smooth flavor that works really well with this cake.
• Light brown sugar adds just enough flavor without overpowering the apples and spices.
• Eggs of course. I always use large sized eggs in my recipes.
• Baking powder and baking soda help the cake to rise without making it too light.
• Cinnamon adds the perfect amount of fall flavor.
• Chipotle is optional. I like it because its smoky flavor works with the cinnamon.
• Salt – I always use kosher salt. If you use regular table salt then be sure to use less than what’s called for in the recipe.
• Whole nutmegs that you grate just before making your recipe have a very different flavor from the dried out powder in the store. I highly recommend getting them whole and using the finest blades of a grater or a micro-plane.
• Sour cream helps the cake bake up moist.
• Vanilla adds a little more flavor.
• Lemon helps brighten the flavor.
• Apples are grated AND cubed for more apple flavor in each bite. Have some left over? Try this apple bread recipe!
• Pecans are optional but what’s a Texas whiskey cake without some pecans?

When You Need a Fall Dessert Recipe…

This is the truly best apple cake recipe ever! Some of the tangy apples are cut in chunks and some are grated then stirred into a spice cake batter along with buttery pecans and a generous amount of whiskey.

It bakes in a bundt pan for about 50 minutes, during which time your entire house will smell like fall.

After it comes out of the oven it’s brushed with a whiskey glaze and then cooled.

Meanwhile your family will be gathering in the kitchen, forks in hand. It’s that good. But wait! There’s more! Serve the thick, moist slices of cake with a drizzle of homemade whiskey caramel sauce for what is now your family’s favorite cake.

What Do Apple Cake and a Texas Distillery Have in Common??

I am so VERY excited to be working with Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co on this project! Y’all know I love working with Texas companies AND this is a product I’ve used for years because I just love the sweet, smokiness of the whiskey. When they invited me to the distillery for a tour I cleared my calendar faster than a Southern boy cleaning up a plate of biscuits and gravy.

I have 5 boys. I know just how fast that is.

“Can You Make a Recipe That Showcases TX Whiskey?”

But the real takeaway here is that they asked me to come up with a recipe that showed off the flavor of the TX whiskey and honestly it didn’t take me long to figure out what I was going to do. I’ve had this recipe marked from one of my older cookbooks (1931) for a really long time. I kept meaning to make it over for y’all but it never seemed like the right time — until now.

So the original recipe doesn’t call for whiskey or whiskey glaze but its impossible to imagine this sweet apple cake without that smoky flavor to balance it. The glaze adds more flavor as well as helping to keep the cake moist. I think this is one of my best adaptions – be sure to give it a try and see if you don’t agree.

Unique Cork Designs…

I thought this was the coolest thing ever.

If you look carefully at the top of the cork on each bottle you’ll see patterned leather… and each one is unique. That’s because the leather tops are made with boot leather scraps from boots!

Lawd, how Texan is that?

You can even bring an old pair of boots in and have a top made just for you.

Apple Cake FAQs

Recipe rated: easy

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

What kind of apples to use in a cake?

You usually want a firm, tangy apple for cakes and pies. Some of my favorites are –

• Honeycrisp (used in this apple cake recipe)
• Granny Smith
• Winesap
• Braeburn
• Jazz
• McIntosh

You may have different varieties available where you are – try different apples and in different combinations to see what you like best.

Find more information about the different flavors of apple varieties in this article from the University of Illinois

How do you make a moist apple cake?

This spicy bundt cake stays moist because of the combination of diced and grated apple as well as the whiskey glaze on the surface of the baked cake.

What can I substitute for the whiskey?

If you need to substitute for the whiskey in this cake (and I hope you don’t) you can use the same amount of apple cider.

More Great Ways to Use TX Whiskey

Oh y’all. Did you really think this apple cake was the only boozy recipe I had on the blog? You know me so much better than that. You can substitute whiskey for bourbon in any of these recipes, by the way.

• Bourbon Cake is so buttery and moist, and it is bursting with bourbon flavor. The pecans add texture and that smooth buttery pecan flavor. 
• Boozy Chocolate Covered Cherries are marinated in bourbon and then dipped in white chocolate instead of milk or dark chocolate. They are delicious and pretty. 
• Bourbon Peanut Brittle is easy to make and it goes from measuring cup to mouth in about 20 minutes! A few simple ingredients, a heavy pan, and a candy thermometer and you’ll be eating this foolproof candy in no time.
• Whiskey Sour Bundt Cake is a dense, tender bundt cake recipe is flavored with citrus and Maraschino cherries then soaked in a butter-bourbon syrup after it’s baked.
• Pumpkin Spice Bread with Bourbon Glaze with a sweet, bourbon glaze fairly screams fall flavors and winter holidays. As this spicy fall recipe bakes your kitchen fills with the warm, comforting aromas of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
• Irish Apple Cake is an imagination inspiring addition to your table whether as dessert after dinner or a mid-afternoon pick me up. One bite and you’ll be imagining faded chintz sofas, crackling fires, and steaming cups of good Irish tea.

Apple Cake Recipe

This easy apple bundt cake is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just a celebration of fall! It freezes well for up to 3 months so you can make it ahead of time or store it, tightly covered, at room temperature for up to 4 days. Looking for a layer cake? Try my spice cake with maple cream cheese frosting!

Need to adjust for high altitude? Check out the instructions from Utah State University.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

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