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Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake Recipe
by Shelli

Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake

I don't know where I found this recipe but, despite the fear of pepper... this cake is the bomb! It is moist and the peppery caramel is yummy!

Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 1 vote
Prep time: United States American
  Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 3 c. flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground chipotle pepper
  • ¾ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground white pepper
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 ½ c. cooking oil
  • 1 ¾ c sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Tbs vanilla
  • 3 large sweet – tart apples cored and diced (3 c.)
  • 1 c. chopped pecans – toasted
  • Spicy caramel glaze
  • ½ c. packed brown sugar
  • ¼ c. butter
  • ¼ c. whipping cream
  • ½ tsp ground chipotle pepper
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly coat 10 in fluted tube pan with cooking spray, lightly sprinkle with four. Set aside. In a bowl combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, chipotle, ginger, white pepper, salt and cloves; set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl beat oil and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add eggs, on at a time; beat well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and as much flour mixture as you can. Stir in remaining flour mixture, apples and pecans. Spoon batter into pan.
  3. Bake 1 ¼ hours, until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Meanwhile prepare Spicy Caramel Glaze. Cool in pan completely before serving.
  4. Spicy Caramel Glaze:
  5. In sauce pan combine ½ c. packed brown sugar, ¼ c. butter, ¼ c. whipping cream, and ½ tsp ground chipotle pepper. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Boil gently for 2 min. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla. Let stand 1 ¼ hours until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake.