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Atapiño and Apple Cake

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Cooling time50 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup Atapiño Liqueur or Apple Brandy
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups apples, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup piñon nuts, divided

Brown butter glaze

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Atapiño Liqueur or Apple Brandy

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan.
  • Combine flour, sugars, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add oil, liqueur, vanilla, and eggs. Stir with a wooden spoon until well blended. Fold in apples and 3/4 cup nuts. Pour and spread batter in greased and floured pan.
  • Bake for 50–60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a serving plate—cool for 1 hour or until completely cooled.

Glaze

  • In a small saucepan, cook butter and the Atapiño Liqueur over medium heat until light golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar; blend well.
  • Spoon glaze over the cooled cake, allowing some to run down the sides and garnish with remaining nuts.