Apple Sour Cream Cinnamon Walnut Bundt Cake


This is a rich and extremely moist coffee cake with a layering of walnuts and cinnamon in ribbons in the middle and on top of this cake. This cake can also be baked in a tube pan, see note on bottom. You will get many rave reviews when you serve this cake! You can also make this cake even without the apples, it is still great, but i think even better with the apples!

Steps


Set oven to 350f.
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Generously butter a bundt pan and then flour.
In a bowl mix together flour , baking soda , baking powder and salt.
In a small food processor , pulse the walnuts , 2-3 teaspoons cinnamon and 1 / 2 cup sugar until the nuts are chopped.
Add in 1 / 4 cup melted butter and pulse once or twice to combine.
Set aside.
To make the cake: in a large bowl beat the 1 cup softened butter with 1-1 / 4 cups sugar at high speed with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes.
Add in eggs and beat well.
Beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
Reduce the speed to low and add in the flour mixture , mixing just until blended.
Add in the chopped apples.
Mix to combine.
Sprinkle half of the nut mixture evenly into bottom of the bundt pan.
Spoon half of the batter on top of the nut mixture , spreading out with a spatula , then sprinkle the remaining nut mixture on top of the batter , then top / dollop with remaining cake bat.

Ingredients


walnuts, cinnamon, sugar, butter, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, granny smith apples