Apple, Pumpkin and Mixed Nuts Bundt Cake

Name: Apple, Pumpkin and Mixed Nuts Bundt Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Delica pumpkin to be cleaned 14 oz; Water 3 ½ tbsp; Eggs 4; Sugar ¾ cup; Golden delicious apples 1.1 lbs; Type 00 flour 2 ½ cups; Sunflower seed oil 5 tbsp; Cinnamon powder 0.8 tsp; Baking powder 4 tsp; Fine salt to taste; Mix of dried fruits 3.5 oz; Sugar 5 tsp

Difficulty: Average
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Serving: 8

PRESENTATION

Apple, Pumpkin, and Mixed Nuts Bundt Cake starts with a pumpkin batter that stays genuinely moist through the full bake—diced apples folded into the mix soften as the cake cooks and add another layer of tenderness. Cinnamon is the only spice, and it's enough: it ties the pumpkin and apple together without crowding either one. The surface is where the cake earns its look.

Apple slices and a mixed dried fruit and nut topping go on before baking, so they become part of the cake rather than an afterthought—crunchy against the soft interior and polished-looking without any real decorating effort. It slices well for breakfast or an afternoon snack on the first cool autumn days, and holds up just as well the next day alongside a hot cup of tea.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for a 9.5-inch Bundt pan: Delica pumpkin 14 oz (400 g) - to be cleaned; Water 3 ½ tbsp (50 g); Eggs 4; Sugar ¾ cup (150 g); Golden delicious apples 1.1 lbs (500 g); Type 00 flour 2 ½ cups (300 g); Sunflower seed oil 5 tbsp (70 g); Cinnamon powder 0.8 tsp (2 g); Baking powder 4 tsp (16 g); Fine salt to taste

For garnish: Mix of dried fruits 3.5 oz (100 g); Sugar 5 tsp (20 g)

Preparation

How to prepare Apple, Pumpkin and Mixed Nuts Bundt Cake

To prepare the apple, pumpkin and mixed nuts Bundt cake, start with the pumpkin: peel it thoroughly 1, then cut the flesh first into slices and then into small pieces 2. Transfer the pumpkin to a bowl and add the water 3.

Cover with plastic wrap 4. Cook in the microwave at 800 W for about 10 minutes, until soft. Alternatively, you can cook the pumpkin in the oven or steam it. Once cooked, mash it thoroughly with a fork until you obtain a purée 5, then let it cool. Meanwhile, pour the eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar and a pinch of salt 6.

Add the cinnamon 7 and beat everything with electric beaters until the mixture is light and frothy. Continuing to beat, pour the oil in a thin stream 8, then gradually fold in the cooled pumpkin purée 9.

At this point, gradually add the previously sifted dry ingredients 10 and continue mixing until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous batter 11. Now peel the apples: dice 300 g (about 2 1/2 cups) of them 12. Slice the remaining apples thinly and set them aside for decoration.

Fold the diced apples into the batter and mix 13. Butter and flour a Bundt pan, then pour the batter into it 13. Arrange the apple slices on the surface 14, placing them evenly. Scatter the mixed nuts over the surface 15.

Sprinkle the surface with granulated sugar 16 and bake the Bundt cake in a preheated conventional oven at 356°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes, checking doneness with a skewer before removing from the oven 17. Let it cool completely, then unmold and transfer to a serving plate. Your apple, pumpkin and mixed nuts Bundt cake is ready to enjoy 18.