Apple and almond Bundt cake

Almond flour adds not only flavour but texture too: its oils keep the sponge moist, whilst its fibres loosen the structure. This Bundt stays fresh for days because the apple and almond work together against drying out.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 320 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Bundt tin
  • Bowls
  • Electric mixer
  • Wire rack for cooling

Allergen Information

⚠️ Gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Nuts (Almonds)

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour the Bundt tin thoroughly.

Tip: Do not skimp on the butter, almond batters are more prone to sticking.
2

Mix the flour, almond flour and baking powder in a bowl.

Tip: Almond flour is often lumpy, it is worth rubbing it apart with your fingers.
3

Cream the soft butter with the sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy (pale). Add the eggs one by one, mixing thoroughly each time.

Tip: This 'creaming' incorporates air into the batter, which makes the Bundt light.
4

Squeeze out the grated apple. Mix into the butter mixture.

Tip: Excess moisture weighs down the batter.
5

Alternately add the flour mixture and the milk to the batter in small batches. Mix until smooth, but not for too long.

Tip: If you pour everything in at once, it will be difficult to mix until lump-free without activating the gluten.
6

Pour into the tin. Sprinkle the top (which will be the bottom when baking, but if the tin is open, then the top) with the flaked almonds.

Tip: The flaked almonds add extra crunch.
7

Bake for 40-45 minutes. Skewer test is mandatory!

Tip: If the almonds brown too much, cover with aluminium foil.
8

After resting for 10 minutes, turn out onto a rack. Dust with icing sugar when serving.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the Bundt collapse?
You opened the oven too early, or used too much baking powder (it rose too fast, then collapsed).
The almonds burnt on top.
Nuts brown quickly. If you sprinkle them on top, cover with foil halfway through.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Plain flour
  • 50 g Almond flour (or ground almonds)
  • 200 g Apple (grated)
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 120 g Butter (soft)
  • 3 pieces Eggs
  • 1 packet Baking powder
  • 1 packet Vanilla sugar
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 30 g Icing sugar (for serving)
  • 30 g Flaked almonds (for the top)