2019-07-01_Taste_of_the_South_Special_Issues

TASTE OF THE SOUTH 64

CA RA MEL-A PPLE

CEREAL BUNDT CAKE

MAKES 1 (15-CUP) BUNDT CAKE

Crunchy cereal bits and homemade caramel

fill this Bundt cake with rich f lavor.

CAKE

3 cups apple-cinnamon cereal*,
plus more for garnish
1¼ cups unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed light
brown sugar
6 large eggs

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 15-cup Bundt pan
   with baking spray with flour.


2. For cake: In the work bowl of a food processor,
   pulse cereal until finely ground.


3. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with a
   mixer at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes,
   stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a
   time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.


4. In a medium bowl, stir together ground cereal,
   flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, allspice, and
   nutmeg. With mixer on low speed, gradually add
   flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour
   cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture,
   beating just until combined after each addition.

Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing top

with an offset spatula.

5. Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center
   comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan
   for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool
   completely on a wire rack. Place cake on a serving
   plate.


6. For sauce: In small saucepan, stir together all
   ingredients. Cook over medium-high heat until
   smooth and mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring
   frequently, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Drizzle
   cake with sauce. Garnish with cereal, if desired.

*We used Kellogg's Apple Jacks.

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon ground allspice

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ cup sour cream

CARAMEL SAUCE

½ cup firmly packed

dark brown sugar

1⁄3 cup heavy whipping cream

1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, cubed

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon ground

cinnamon