Apple Butter Pound Cake

I got to spend last weekend with this precious soul.  

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Spending time with his parents isn't so bad either.  😅


Just kidding guys - I love hanging out with the two of you just as much as I do your precious pooch! 

My weekend with this sweet family of three went by way too fast.  We managed to squeeze a lot of activities into a few short days though - I even did a little baking while I was there.  I know, I know - noone is surprised by that. 😅  

Homemade apple fritters!🍎Amazing! And now, you're probably asking yourself why this blog post isn't about apple fritters. 🤷🏻‍♀️  The short answer is that I was on vacation and not in the mood to photograph the entire process.  I also kind of love that I have a perfectly acceptable excuse to make them again for the blog though.   😂

In an attempt to stick to the Fall apple theme - I'm sharing my recipe for a Fall inspired, apple butter filled pound cake.  It's a really simple twist on a classic pound cake recipe and in my humble opinion, it's a perfect Fall dessert.   If you want to make homemade apple butter - you can check out my recipe here, or you can just buy a jar at the grocery store.  

Apple Butter Pound Cake
1 cup apple butter
¼ cup finely chopped pecans
1 ½ cups butter, softened
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons vanilla

​Icing
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter
3 Tablespoons whole milk
1 cup powdered sugar
½ cup dried apple chips (optional)

Beat together butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.  

Add sugar and beat another 3 minutes. 

Beat in eggs, one at a time.  

Gradually add flour and 2 t. vanilla. 

Stir together apple butter and pecans. 

Stir 1/4 c. batter into apple butter. 

Pour 1/2 of remaining batter into a greased bundt pan.  

Using a spoon, make a trench in the middle of the batter. 

Spoon apple butter mixture into trench.

Top with remaining cake batter. 

Bake cake 80-95 minutes at 325.

Cool 10 minutes in pan and then remove to cool completely. 

Bring brown sugar, ¼ cup butter, and milk to a boil in saucepan. Whisk constantly, 1 minute.

Remove from heat and stir in 1 t. vanilla. 

​Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until smooth. 

Whisk 3-5 minutes until mixture starts to cool and thicken. 

Spoon over cake. 

Sprinkle with apple chips. 

I made 2 of these Apple Butter Pound Cakes in 2 days and I was not mad about it. 😅  They make great gifts for neighbors, teachers and friends.  These cakes were actually auctioned off at an old fashioned cake walk.🚶🏻‍♀️ I hope that the winners of my cakes enjoyed them as much as I did.  
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Ciao!

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