Mocha-Apple Bundt Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples (about 2 lb.)
• 2 (2.6-oz.) milk chocolate candy bars, chopped

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
2. 2. Beat sugar and next 4 ingredients at high speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer 5 minutes. Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients; gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Add apples, chocolate, and pecans; beat just until blended. Spoon into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.
3. 3. Bake at 350º for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).