Dorie Greenspan’s All In One Holiday Bundt Cake is packed full of Thanksgiving flavours – pumpkin, cranberry, apples, pecans and cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It’s a great “cut and come again” cake and is the perfect Holiday bake.
This pumpkin bundt cake is one of the nicest bundt cakes I’ve ever tried and without a doubt, the most festive….just like this double apple bundt cake which is also adapted from a Dorie Greenspan recipe, it’s incredibly moist.
It’s called “all-in-one” because it features ingredients that we associate with Thanksgiving and Christmas – pumpkin, cranberries, ginger and pecan nuts.
It keeps extremely well, meaning it’s a perfect cake to make around the Holiday season.
If you like, a couple of handfuls of dark (bittersweet) chocolate chips make a nice addition. The pumpkin, spices and tart cranberries pair so well with dark chocolate.
Serve slices of this cake with a cup of coffee or tea and I guarantee your family and friends will beg you for the recipe!
This spiced pumpkin cake is packed full of fresh cranberries, apples & nuts and drizzled with a maple syrup icing…all the flavours of the season in a bundt cake!
Looking for a smaller cake?….Try this cranberry, orange and walnut bread recipe.
ingredient list
- Pumpkin puree. You can now find pumpkin puree in many supermarkets in the UK around this time of year, but if you’re having difficulty finding any, check out my post on how to make pumpkin puree from scratch.
- fresh cranberries add a subtle tartness to baked goods – they will soften and burst as the cake bakes. You can use frozen cranberries – there’s no need to defrost before baking.
- chopped apple adds texture and pairs perfectly with the cranberries.
- Pecan nuts add crunch and texture to this soft pumpkin cake, but you can leave them out if you can’t eat/don’t like nuts. You could always substitute them for chocolate chips, raisins or dried cranberries.
- spices. Ground cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger add warmth and seasonal spice to this Bundt cake.
- plain (all purpose) flour, baking powder and baking soda
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- butter. If you need this cake to be dairy free, you can swap the butter for a flavourless vegetable oil.
- caster sugar and soft light brown sugar. Dorie uses a mixture of caster (super fine) sugar and soft light brown sugar in this bundt cake.
how to make a holiday bundt cake
Please scroll to the bottom of the post to find a printable recipe card with ingredient amounts and detailed instructions.
1. Combine dry ingredients. Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), ground cinnamon, nutmeg ginger and salt in a medium bowl. Stir to combine.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until very light and fluffy, preferably using an electric mixer.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well to incorporate fully before adding the next one. Stir in vanilla extract.
4. Stir in the pumpkin puree and diced apple. Don’t worry if the mixture looks curdled, that’s quite normal at this stage.
5. Fold in the dry ingredients, followed by the cranberries and chopped pecans. Don’t overmix the batter.
6. Bake – Scrape the batter into a generously buttered 9-10 inch (12 cup) Bundt pan. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake emerges with no wet batter.
7. Cool – Transfer the cake to a wire cooling rack and let it sit for about 10-15 minutes before carefully unmoulding. Allow the cake to cool down completely.
8. Glaze – If you’re glazing the cake, stir the icing sugar (you might need to sift if it’s lumpy) and maple syrup together until you have a thick but pourable icing. Drizzle the icing over the cake, allowing it to fall down over the curves of the Bundt shape.
Storing
Wrapped in a large piece of baking parchment and tin foil, this cake will keep at room temperature for up to 5 days. It’s also very nice toasted with butter.
can you freeze it?
Yes, the cake can be frozen (whole or in slices) for up to 2 months. Wrap well in a ziplock freezer bag, or wrap in double layer of cling film and tin foil. Defrost at room temperature.
Just in case you’re wondering what this cake looks like in a different tin, here you go! I used this Nordic Ware Heritage Bundt Pan.
looking for more pumpkin bakes?
Dorie Greenspan's All in One Holiday Bundt Cake
Dorie Greenspan's all in one holiday bundt cake is full of Thanksgiving flavours - pumpkin, cranberry, apples, pecans and cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It's a great cut and come again cake and is the perfect Holiday bake!
Ingredients
- 300g (2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 150g (10 tablespoons or 1 1/4 sticks) softened butter
- 200g (1 cup) caster (super fine) sugar
- 100g (1/2 cup) (packed) light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 300g (1 1/4 cups) unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 1 large apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 130g (1 cup) fresh or frozen (not defrosted) cranberries
- 110g (1 cup) pecans, coarsely chopped
- FOR THE MAPLE GLAZE (OPTIONAL)
- 50g (6 tablespoons) icing (confectioners') sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon each of pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and chopped pecans for sprinkling on the top of the cake, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160Fan/350F. Butter a 9- to 10- inch (12 cup) Bundt pan, making sure you get into all the nooks and crannies. I often use cake release spray instead.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the pumpkin and chopped apple. The mixture may look curdled but please don't worry.
- Fold in the the dry ingredients, mixing only until they are incorporated. With a rubber spatula, fold in the cranberries and pecans. Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and cool for about 10-15 minutes before unmolding, then leave to cool completely.
- If you're making the maple glaze, sift the 6 tablespoons icing sugar into a bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Add more maple syrup little by little, until you have a thick but pourable icing that runs nicely off the tip of the spoon — you might need another 1/2 tablespoon of syrup to get the right consistency. Drizzle the icing over the cake and add the pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and chopped pecans before the icing sets.
Notes
This cake is just as delicious dusted with sieved icing sugar instead of the maple glaze icing.
A couple of handfuls of dark (bittersweet) chocolate chips make a lovely addition.
Wrapped well, this Bundt cake will keep for up to 5 days. It's good toasted with butter.
The cake (or slices) can also be frozen for up to 2 months. Defrost at room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 258mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 3gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g
Calories and nutritional information are provided by a third party application and should be viewed as indicative figures only.
Nicola, that is one delish looking cake!Hope you feel better soon :)Mariax
Hi Maria 🙂 thank you xxx
just popped in and recognized that recipe immediately, Dorie!!! great cake to kick off the holiday baking season…it looks great Nic 🙂
WoW That's beautiful!!Have a great Saturday
Nic, that looks absolutely stunning!!I have a real problem finding pumpkin purée! Can I ask where you get yours from?(Love the light in that second pic btw :-D)
Thank you 🙂 Anna, I found pumpkin puree in a local organic shop/deli. I grabbed it because I've been looking for it for years! You can also buy it online from http://www.americansweets.co.uk/ I've also seen it on Ebay xx
Could this cake be made into muffins or is it too heavy of a cake recipe? Thanks!
Hi Kristin, I haven’t tried it, but I’m sure it would work ok! If you’re looking for a really great pumpkin muffin recipe, these pumpkin spice muffins are delicious…https://somethingsweetsomethingsavoury.com/pumpkin-spice-muffins/