Apple Cider Bundt Cake
Delicious apple cider donut bundt cake that tastes just like a cinnamon sugar donut from the apple orchard. This moist bundt cake is made with reduced apple cider, apple sauce, and spices for the ultimate apple fall flavor!
Equipment
- nonstick baking spray
Ingredients
Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake
- 3½ cups all purpose flour (420g)
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick) (softened, room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup apple sauce (room temperature)
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- ½ cup neutral oil (vegetable oil, canola oil, or avocado oil)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups apple cider (reduce down to 1 cup)
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (½ a stick)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Start by reducing the apple cider. Simmer 2 cups of apple cider on the stove for around 10-15 minutes until it reduces down to around 1 cup, ensuring that you stir occassionally to avoid burning. The cider should be a bit thicker. Measure out 1 cup exactly in a liquid measuring cup and set aside to cool for at least 15 minutes before using. Don't skip this step!
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Prep a 12 cup bundt pan by greasing it thoroughly with nonstick spray or heavily buttered and floured to ensure no sticking. Be sure to get in all the crevices!
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer with a beater blade attachment (or if your butter is soft enough you can use a whisk) to cream together the softened room temperature butter with the sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, apple sauce, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Next, fold in half of the dry ingredients, then the cooled room temperature apple cider, stirring until combined. Add in the remaining flour mixture and mix just until combined and a uniform cake batter forms.
- Pour prepared apple cider cake batter in the greased bundt pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool for at least 20-30 minutes before inverting on a plate and removing from the pan.
- Melt 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, set aside. Mix ¼ cup sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Using a basting brush to brush the melted butter over top and sides of the cake. Dust the cinnamon sugar mixture over top, pushing it into the sides of the cake over top of the melted butter. Coat the entire cake fully just like a cinnamon sugar donut! Enjoy!
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