1. Bundt pans are a b***h to butter/flour.
2. Bundt pans are a b***h to wash.
3. Therefore, all bundt cakes must be judged on the ratio between tastiness and #1 and #2.
4. This bundt cake mostly succeeds (1.5 to 1?). It is wonderfully moist and sweet. I used two apples and raisins instead of the pears/prunes. In future, I think I would stick more apples in or maybe even some cinnamon. I wanted the other flavors amped up a bit.
5. BUT, my mother loved this cake. And this is an important “but” because I served it on mother’s day. And a mother’s opinion? Overrides a lot, right?
6. Full recipe at Pantry Revisited.
(once again, there is a picture – quickly snapped on my cell which is now dead. I will make an effort (but probably not every effort) to get it added.)
Sounds good – sorry about your photo. I will say, I just spray Pam in my bundt pan and then a light dusting of flour because you are right – it is hard to butter a bundt! Thanks for baking with me this week.
such a pain in the butt to wash the pan! I leave that to the taste tester. Glad your mom enjoyed!
Points for serving a cake your mother loved on Mother’s Day! Hope you enjoyed the weekend, too.
I used cooking spray to butter my pan and some of my cake stuck. That will teach me to take a shortcut! I did all hazelnuts and I really liked this cake. I’m sure a cinnamon apple combo would be wonderful.
If I recall (but I could be wrong) this cake only said to grease the pan and didn’t mention flouring it. Therefore, the half recipe I made in a loaf pan stuck like the dickens. It was good though and I watched my husband pick on it and eat most of it in a matter of days. (always a plus when someone else eats the goods.
I swear by Everbake. It’s sold by King Arthur, and I use it to spray all my baking pans. That or Baker’s Joy. Works every time! glad your mom loved it.