Apple Cake with Orange Topping

This delicious apple cake is the perfect fall recipe. Bake it in a beautiful bundt pan and then top it with a perfect orange glaze. Everyone will want seconds.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, very soft or melted
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons lemon and/or orange peel or 1 teaspoon lemon and/or orange extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups grated chopped cooking apples
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Raisins soaked in orange juice (optional)

Instructions

1. Beat fats and sugar until fluffy, add eggs, extract/peel, and vanilla, beat again.
    
2. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, add to batter.
    
3. Add apples, lemon juice, and raisins, mix well.
    
4. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees F in a very-well-greased and floured Angel food tube pan or a Bundt pan. Test with a toothpick for doneness.
    
5. Place the pan upside down on a plate and let cool for 15-20 min before removing pan.
   
   To Make Orange Topping:
   
   2 oranges
   1 cup water
   3/4 cup sugar
   1/4 cup lemon juice
   1/4 cup honey (or 1/3 cup maple syrup, or 1/3 cup extra sugar)
   
   Juice oranges; combine juice with remaining ingredients and set aside. Cut oranges into quarters, then thin slices; cook orange slices in water to cover (not 1 cup water---that goes in juice mixture) until tender, 20 minutes. Drain. Add reserved ingredients, and cook until thick and sweet and syrupy and well-candied, about 30 minutes.

Notes

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