This Marble Swirl Bundt Cake is not only delicious but pretty, as it contains a light and dark swirl inside!
Spices are the prevalent flavor through the darker portions of the cake, with the pale portions plain and sweet in balance.
There are a lot of ingredients in this cake, though the assembly is straightforward. Save yourself some effort at baking time by combining the spice ingredients a day ahead!
This delicious bundt cake contains swirls of light and dark! The cake is soft and tender, perfect for a breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: bundt cake, cake, maple
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
large bundt cake pan
nonstick spray with flour or regular nonstick spray
Ingredients
2 2/3cupall-purpose flour
4teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
4large eggs room temperature
2cupswhite sugar
1 1/3cupalmond milkor regular milk
1/2cupunsalted butter melted
1/3cupcanola oil
1/4cupmaple syrup
2teaspoonsinstant espresso powder or unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)
2teaspoonsground cinnamon
1teaspoonground allspice
1teaspoonsground cloves
1teaspoonground nutmeg
Instructions
Move rack to lower 1/3 of oven; set to preheat at 350-degrees. Generously coat the interior of a large bundt pan with nonstick spray, preferably a baking spray with flour.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a big mixing bowl, place eggs, sugar, milk, butter, and oil, beating until creamy yellow. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, but reserve the empty bowl to one side. Scrape the bowl of batter as needed, mixing until it is smooth.
Measure out 3 cups of the batter into the reserved bowl. Add the maple syrup, espresso powder or cocoa, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg, whisking until smooth.
Pour half the plain batter into the greased pan. Top with half the spiced batter, spreading to the sides. Draw a butter knife through the layers, swirling up and down and around. Pour the remaining batters into the pan, repeating the swirl process with the butter knife.
Bake bundt cake for 45 to 50 minutes. The top should feel dry and the middle should pass the toothpick test. Let cool in pan for 1 hour, then carefully invert onto a cooling rack; if any chunks stick to the pan, try to nestle them back into place on the cake.
Finish cooling. Slice into wedges. Store under a cake dome or otherwise wrapped; individual slices can also be wrapped in plastic.
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Ready for fall, even if only psychologically? These Chewy Apple-Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with apple, cranberry, and walnut. They are autumn in a single bite!
I will always prefer chewy cookies over crisp ones, and these are especially chewy thanks to the apple pieces, dried cranberries, and walnut bits along with the oats. They are such a great combination!
I love using apple butter in this recipe because of the deeper flavor, but by all means, you can substitute applesauce. It’s certainly cheaper and easier to find. (Just to note, I have a great Crock Pot Apple Butter recipe on the old Live Journal if you want to make your own.)
Bready or Not Original: Chewy Apple-Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
These chewy cookies are infused with autumnal flavors, but are great year-round!
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: apple, apple butter, applesauce, cranberries, oats, walnuts
Servings: 55
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
cookie sheet
parchment paper
teaspoon scoop or spoon
Ingredients
1baking apple such Granny Smith or Gala
2cupsold-fashioned oatsalso called rolled oats
1cupall-purpose flour
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
1cupbrown sugar packed
1/4cupunsalted butter melted and cooled
1/4cupapple butter or applesauce
1large egg room temperature
1/2cupdried cranberries
1/2cupwalnuts or pecans, chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven at 35-degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Peel apple and finely chop enough to fill 1/2 cup. This likely will not be an entire apple; eat and enjoy the rest.
Mix together oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, apple butter, and egg. Gradually incorporate the contents of bowls. Fold in the chopped apple, cranberries, and walnuts.
Use a teaspoon scoop or spoon to place dough, spaced on, on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until set but still soft. Let sit on cookie sheet on stove for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Continue to bake rest of dough.
These Honey Ginger Blondies are sweet and spicy-warm, the bars chewy and delightful.
Many years ago, back in January 2016, I posted a recipe for Honey Blondies. They were smooth and sweet. Quite excellent. Earlier this year, I resolved to rework the recipe because I needed to use up ingredients prior to moving.
It took me several bakes to get the balance right. I wanted the ginger present, warm and cozy. I wanted adequate chocolate to balance with the sweetness of the sugar and honey. The textures needed to be right, too–the interior smooth but for the chewy bits of candied ginger and softened chocolate.
The result is a delicious, unique recipe that is perfect year-round!
These bars are chewy with spicy-warm flavor to accompany the sweetness.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: bars, chocolate, gingerbread
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
large saucepan
9×13 pan
aluminum foil
nonstick spray
Ingredients
1cupunsalted butter 2 sticks
2/3cuphoney
1 1/2cupsbrown sugar packed
1 1/2Tablespoonsfresh ginger
2 1/2cupsflour
2large eggsroom temperature
1 1/2Tablespoonsvanilla extract
2teaspoonscoarse salt
1 1/4cupcandied ginger chopped
1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Melt butter and honey in a large saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar and fresh ginger. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for about 20 minutes.
Since the contents are still likely a bit warm, add some of the flour and stir to cool things off. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract followed by the rest of the flour and the salt. Mix until just combined, and let it continue to cool about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350-degrees. Prepare a 9×13 pan by lining with foil and greasing with nonstick spray or butter. Fold the candied ginger and chocolate chips into the batter, then spread into the pan.
Bake for about 30 minutes; the edges will just be turning brown. Let the blondies cool completely on a wire rack, speeding the process in the fridge, if desired. Use the foil to lift them out to cut into squares. Store in an airtight container.