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Sweet Bundt Cake with Orange Maple Frosting

Sweet Bundt Cake with Orange Maple Frosting

by Heather Barnes
This Bundt cake is flavorful, bursting with fall flavors and a hint of tangy citrus in the glaze. The sweet potatoes and applesauce make the texture moist, soft and fluffy!
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients
  

Bundt Cake

  • 1 ½ c. mashed sweet potatoes from about 2 medium-sized potatoes; a puree from a can is also fine
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 c. sugar
  • ½ c. olive oil
  • ½ c. butter 1 stick
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • ½ c. unsweetened cinnamon applesauce
  • 3 c. flour
  • 2 t. baking powder
  • 1 ½ t. ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 t. baking soda
  • ½ t. salt
  • 1 t. nutmeg
  • 1 ½ t. pumpkin spice
  • ¾ c. oat milk

Orange Maple Glaze

  • 1 ½ c. powdered sugar
  • 1 t. orange zest and save the orange for making orange curls!
  • 2 T. orange juice
  • 1 t. maple syrup
  • Pinch of cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Canola or olive oil spray works best. Make sure the eggs and butter are at room temperature.
  • If using raw sweet potatoes, peel and chop the potatoes and either roast them for 1 hour in a 350-degree oven or steam them for 15 minutes, so they are easily mashed. Once cool, mash them, being sure to eliminate all the lumps. You can easily use a can of pureed sweet potatoes as well.
  • With a standing mixer or handheld electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar at high speed until fluffy. Reduce speed a little, and add in oil, room-temperature butter and vanilla. Mix to combine, then add in the applesauce.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. Alternate mixing the oat milk into the flour mixture until smooth. The batter will be pretty thick — this is normal.
  • Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Bake for 55 minutes to an hour, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then invert Bundt onto a pan to cool completely.
  • While the cake is baking, make the glaze. Whisk together all ingredients. If it’s too runny, add a tablespoon of powdered sugar at a time until desired consistency.
  • To make orange curls, slice an orange and then slice in half, so you have a half moon shape. Eat the orange and take the peel and curl up like a coil. Squeeze together for 30 seconds, and garnish the cake with it!
Keyword cake, dessert, sweet

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