Stove-Top Holiday Apple Cake
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

This Christmas cake is reminiscent of old-fashioned steamed pudding that is cooked in a Dutch oven. It's a spice cake loaded with dried apricots and a hint of molasses.


Stove-Top Holiday Apple Cake

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Servings: Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Related Categories: Apple Cake, Apple Desserts, Apples, Cake, Christmas Desserts
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 2  tsp.
    baking powder
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  • 1/2  tsp.
    salt
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  • 1/4  tsp.
    baking soda
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  • 1/2  cup
    butter, softened
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  • 1/2  cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 3 
    eggs
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  • 1/4  cup
    molasses
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  • 1  21-oz. can
    apple pie filling
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  • 1  cup
    snipped dried apricots
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  • 1  recipe
    Candied Fruit Sauce and/or Orange Butter Sauce
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Directions
1.
Generously grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan (10- to 12-cup); set aside. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
2.
In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds; beat in brown sugar until well combined. Add eggs and molasses; beat well (mixture will look curdled). Stir in pie filling and apricots. Add flour mixture all at once to pie-filling mixture; stir until well combined.
3.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Place pan on rack in Dutch oven containing 1 inch of water. Cover tube pan with foil; press foil tightly against rim of pan.
4.
Bring water to boiling; reduce heat. Cover Dutch oven; steam for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Carefully add additional boiling water as needed to maintain water level.
5.
Remove pan from Dutch oven; remove foil. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate; remove pan. Wrap cooled cake in foil; refrigerate up to 10 days. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
6.
To Serve: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place chilled foil-wrapped cake on baking sheet. Bake 40 minutes or until warmed through. Cool slightly. Serve warm with desired sauce.
Nutrition information
Calories 351, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Monounsaturated Fat 3 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 88 mg, Sodium 342 mg, Carbohydrate 60 g, Total Sugar 30 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 12%, Iron 15%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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