Ingredients
- 3 cups flour - sifted
- 1 cup shredded fresh apple - (about 2 medium sized apples)
- 15 oz. can of pure solid pumpkin
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 cup of fresh orange juice plus about 2 tsp. orange zest
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- Fresh grated nutmeg - about 1/2 -1 tsp.
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup sugar
- Butter for greasing the pan
For the Streusel Crumbs:
- 4 tbs. softened butter
- Heaping 1/4 cup of flour
- Heaping 1/4 cup of brown sugar
For the Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- About 2 -3 tbs. milk
Instructions
For the Streusel Crumbs:
- Combine the softened butter, flour and brown sugar and mix until combined and able to form crumbs. Set aside.
For the Cake:
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
- In a medium sized bowl whisk the pumpkin, shredded apple, brown sugar, egg yolks, oil, orange juice, nutmeg, orange zest and vanilla.
- In a separate larger bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
- In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Prepare a bundt pan with the butter.
- Combine the wet ingredients with the sifted ingredients, then fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Place the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
- Top the batter with the streusel.
- Bake 45 – 50 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool the cake then remove from the pan.
For the Icing:
- Place the powdered sugar in a medium sized bowl.
- Add the milk, one tbs. at a time and mix. Continue this process until the icing is smooth and able to drizzle over the cake.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 slices of cake