Cinnamon Crown Bundt Cake for #BundtAMonth

Name: Cinnamon Crown Bundt Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, at room temperature); 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs (at room temperature); 3 teaspoons vanilla; 1 cup milk (at room temperature); 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts; 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 cup applesauce; Confectioners sugar (optional)

November 7, 2012 By Renee 37 Comments

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What is your favorite spice? Cinnamon is at the top of my list when it comes to baking. I absolutely love the smell and taste of it. One of the best parts is they way it fills the house with a warm and comforting aroma. You walk in the door and feel like the air is giving you a hug. The scent wraps around you and all seems well.

Spices take food to a different level. Plain and tasteless turn to flavorful with the addition of spice. Some are associated with sweet and others with savory. Cinnamon is most used in sweets although I will add it to savory foods like chili. A small amount gives a subtle flavor enhancement.

Cinnamon is the highlight of this bundt cake. It also has oats and pecans which go so well with it. It is the first time I have baked a cake with applesauce. I have seen many recipes lately with it and they mention how it makes cakes moist. I agree with that now. There is a slight apple flavor which only adds to this cake. How good is it? Well, let’s just say that after I sampled it I could not wait for the next slice. I had it for breakfast the next day. It was not a petite little slice either. Did I mention it has oats?

November’s #BundtAMonth is all about celebrating spices. Take a look at these spicy bundts:

Apple Bundt Cake with an Attitude by Deb | Knitstamatic
Blueberry Cinnamon Bundt Cake by Anuradha | Baker Street
Cardamom Bundt Cake with Saffron Cream by Paula | Vintage Kitchen
Cinnamon Crown Bundt Cake by Renee | Magnolia Days
Ginger Pear Bundt Cake by Holly | A Baker’s House
Gingerbread Apple Cake by Lora | Cake Duchess
Gram’s Fig Spice Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Glaze by Stacy | Food Lust People Love
Italian Anise Bundt Cake by Karen | In The Kitchen with KP
Maple Pecan Bundt with Maple Glaze by Jennie | The Messy Baker Blog
Mexican Chocolate Bundt Cake by Alice | Hip Foodie Mom
Moroccan Inspired Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Ras El Hanout by Laura | The Spiced Life
Nutmeg Bundt Cake by Dorothy | Shockingly Delicious
Peach and Roasted Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Sugar by Kim | Cravings Of A Lunatic
Spiced Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon Glaze by Kate | Food Babbles
Spicy Chocolate Bourbon Bundt Cake by Carrie | Poet In The Pantry
Caramel Apple Spice Bundt Cake by Kate | Diethood

How much do you like cinnamon? Do you use it in savory foods or only in sweets? Make some sweet rolls, crumb cake, ice cream, or this incredible Cinnamon Crown Bundt Cake and celebrate the spice with each one.

The November #BundtAMonth is dedicated to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. If you would like to help, you can donate $10 by texting the word “RedCross” to 90999 or visit the American Red Cross website for more information.

Here’s how you can join the #BundtaMonth party:

Bake your Bundt for November following the theme – Spice.
Post it before November 30, 2012.
Use the #BundtaMonth hashtag in your title. (For ex: title should read – #BundtaMonth: Chocolate Cinnamon Bundt)
Add your entry to the Linky tool below
Link back to both Lora and Anuradha’s announcement posts.

Happy Baking!

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