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Bundt cake! The symbol of domestic bliss. I was lucky enough to pick up a teflon-coated springform bund cake pan at IKEA a few weeks ago for two fitty in the "As-Is" room and, of course, had to take it for a spin. This was a Saturday evening project last weekend, and the cake that I have left is still moist, with no wrapping, sitting on my microwave. I'm not sure whether I should feel proud or uneasy about that. Anyway, here's the recipe as well as I can remember it (sorry there's no photo, but I forgot to butter then pan and I was sort of shredded on top, so maybe that's just as well):

2 small apples, peeled, cored, diced (this is a fun part to do while watching a movie with your sweetie.)
1 1/2 cups sugar-- I prefer to mix brown and white, but I'm sure white would be fine alone
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 pinch ginger
3 cups all-purpose flour-- I used 2 cups white and 2 cups wheat, you can decide
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil-- I used 1/2 olive (non-virgin) and 1/2 canola, again, your choice
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs

Sift together flour, baking powder, spices and salt.

In another bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients-- sugars, oils, juice, eggs, vanilla.

Combine the two parts and add the chopped apples. Stir only until well combined.

Pour into a buttered (or oiled) bundt pan (I suppose you could also bake this in a cake or loaf pan, if you're boorish enough to not have a bundt pan) and bake for about an hour in a 325 degree oven. Baking time will differ if you use a different kind of pan. The cake is done when springy to the touch and a knife inserted comes out with only a few sticky crumbs. If any poofed out the top, cut it off and enjoy with a friend (it'll be chewy and slightly caramelized.) I made a glaze of powdered sugar and more orange juice, but I didn't like the sugary flavor it gave the cake.

Good luck!