Apple Cider Cake
This recipe is simple, yummy and has just the right amount of cinnamon and spice to make it a fall favorite without being too much. My family likes this as a brunch option as well as for a tasty dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 Box of yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1 generous tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Topping
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
To Prepare Pan
- Cooking spray
- 1 tbsp soften butter
- 2 tbsp flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, apple cider, apple sauce, eggs, melted butter, vanilla and brown sugar
- Mix with electric mixer (I used my stand mixer)
- Prepare a bundt pan. Smear with butter. Spray with cooking spray. Lightly coat with flour.
- Pour batter into pan; lightly tap pan on counter to remove any bubbles. Gently smooth top of batter.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Remove from the oven
- Cool on rack for about 15 minutes
- Turn the pan over to remove the cake onto a rack lined with wax or parchment paper
- Combine cinnamon and sugar
- Brush butter onto cake surface
- Using hands, generously sprinkle tops and sides of cake with cinnamon-sugar