Taste of Home
Asparagus Bundt Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
YIELD: 16-20 servings.
I served this unusual dessert at a ladies' luncheon at church years ago...and everyone had to have a taste of 'that green cake.' Nobody guessed that the secret ingredient was asparagus! —Deborah Purdue, Westland, Michigan
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups sugar
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
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3 large eggs, beaten
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2 cups grated fresh asparagus (about 1 pound), drained
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1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
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1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
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ICING:
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened
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2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons grated orange zest
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add oil, eggs, asparagus, pineapple, orange zest and vanilla; mix well. Fold in pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
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2.
For icing, beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Add orange zest, vanilla and enough milk until icing reaches desired consistency. Spoon over cake, allowing icing to drip down sides.
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