Description
Nestled in the heart of autumn, apple cider cake brings warmth to your kitchen with its rich, spiced charm. Baked with tender care and a dash of seasonal nostalgia, this cake delivers comfort straight from your oven to your plate.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 3.5 cups all purpose flour
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1.25 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
- 2.5 sticks unsalted butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Sweeteners and Coating:
- 1.5 cups brown sugar
- 0.5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups apple cider
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 0.33 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons demerara sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and coat a 12-cup bundt pan thoroughly with non-stick spray containing flour.
- Whisk 3 ½ cups flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- Cream 2 ½ sticks butter with 1 ½ cups brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add 4 eggs individually, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Mix in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients on low speed, mixing in three separate additions.
- Slowly stream 1 cup apple cider into the batter while mixing on lowest speed.
- Transfer batter to prepared bundt pan, ensuring even distribution.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
- Reduce 2 cups apple cider in a saucepan over high heat for 30 minutes until thickened to ⅓ cup.
- Stir 2 tablespoons salted butter into reduced cider until melted.
- Whisk ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons demerara sugar, and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon in a separate bowl.
- Brush warm cake generously with cider reduction.
- Sprinkle sugar mixture over cake, pressing additional sugar onto sides with your palm.
Notes
- Always use room temperature eggs and butter for the smoothest, most even cake batter that blends beautifully.
- Reduce apple cider slowly and carefully, watching closely to prevent burning and achieve that rich, concentrated flavor.
- Check your cake’s doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center – it should come out clean with just a few moist crumbs.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the all-purpose flour with a reliable gluten-free blend that includes xanthan gum for best texture.
- Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes - 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 356 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg