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Apple Cider Cake

Apple Cider Cake

This moist Apple Cider Cake is coated in cinnamon sugar and topped with an apple cider glaze, mimicking a baked apple cider donut.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 bundt cake
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 10-cup bundt pan

Ingredients
  

Apple Cider Cake

  • 3 cups all purpose flour see notes for GF version
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Coating

  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider
  • cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Apple Cider Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3-4 teaspoon apple cider

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and coat the inside of a 10-cup bundt pan with nonstick spray and dust with a light layer of flour.
  • In a large bowl, sift in the flour and then whisk together with the brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together all of the wet ingredients (apple cider, applesauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla).
  • Pour the wet into the dry and use a whisk to gently combine.
  • Pour the batter into the prepped bundt pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool for 15 minutes then turn it out onto a cooling rack.
  • Once it has cooled slightly (about 30 minutes), prep the coating.
  • Mix together the melted butter and apple cider in a small cup or bowl. Do the same for the cinnamon and sugar in another bowl.
  • Brush the butter and apple cider mixture over the entire cake with a pastry brush, using up every last drop.
  • Quickly switch to the cinnamon sugar and press it into every inch of the cake.
  • Drizzle on the apple cider glaze before serving. Mix the two ingredients together, adding one teaspoon of apple cider at a time until you reach the perfect consistency. It should be pourable but not too thin.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

To make this gluten free: Swap the 3 cups of all purpose flour with 3 cups of a cup for cup gluten free baking flour. The rest of the recipe remains the same, but bake the cake for an extra 5 minutes. To make this dairy free: Swap the butter for plant-based butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25g
Keyword Apple Cider Cake, Autumn, Bundt Cake, Cinnamon, dessert, Glazed
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