apple bundt cake with cream cheese frosting..

so we are participating in this wonderful co-op.. called Bountiful Baskets.. we don't know what fruits and veggies we will get.. so last week we ended up with tons of carrots, apples and lemons.. thus my choices of what i was going to make for easter this year.. first thing i made was an apple bundt cake using janet's sun flower bundt cake pan.. unfortunately the bottom/top stuck and well it didn't last that afternoon.. so the next day i made it again in a regular bundt cake pan and it stuck slightly.. so it might not be the best cake for a bundt cake pan..  the recipe was inspired here and also here.. but like most of my recipes i couldn't follow either one so i basically took the parts and ingredients i liked from each and made my own..

(1st cake)

apple bundt cake

prep time: 30 minutes

cooking time: 50 minutes
servings: 10

ingredients

6 peeled, cored and chopped apples (i used brauburn the first one and granny smith the second)
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tblsp.cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 sticks of melted butter
4 eggs

preheat oven to 350 degrees (f).  in a large bowl combine sugar and apples.. then add dry ingredients and stir well.  in a separate bowl combine melted butter, eggs and vanilla.  beat until incorporated.. combine egg mixture with apples and blend until well combined.  pour until a greased bundt cake pan and bake for 50 minutes or until your cake tester comes our clean.  cool in pan on rack 15 minutes; invert onto rack to cool completely.. then frost with cream cheese frosting..

cream cheese frosting

prep time: 5 minutes

ingredients:

1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
4 oz. (1/2 package) of cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

in a microwave safe bowl cream butter and cream cheese.. then add sugar and vanilla and blend well.. microwave for about 10-12 seconds until smooth.. spoon over top of bundt cake and let drip down the sides..

(apple cake #2)