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Apple Spice Pecan Loaf

Apple Spice Pecan Loaf Cake

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, German
Keyword Apple Cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 Slices
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet-sour apples
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1+1/3 cups plus 1 cup whole raw shelled pecans, divided
  • 1+1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground star anise
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs

Instructions

  1. Peel and core the apples and slice the flesh into small pieces. Place chopped apple in a small bowl and toss with the lemon juice. set aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10” loaf pan

  3. Place 1+1/3 of the pecans in a blender or food processor and grind them to a nut flour consistency. 

  4. Whisk the ground pecans together with the flours and baking powder and set aside.

  5. In a small bowl, whisk together the salt and spices. Set aside.

  6. Beat the butter and brown sugar together until creamy. About 3 minutes.

  7. Add in the blended salt-spice mix.
  8. Beat in the vanilla extract.

  9. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure each is fully combined into the batter before adding the next. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well combined. 

  10. Beat in the ground pecan/flour mixture.

  11. Fold in the chopped apples. The batter will be thick so fold them in as gently as you can.

  12. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan. Arrange the remaining pecan halves over the top.

  13. Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
  14. Cover the top with aluminum foil and bake for another 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

  15. Remove from the oven, let cool in the pan. Remove from pan transfer to a serving plate, cut and serve.