Delicious Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake Recipe 🍏🍩
There’s nothing like a fresh apple cider donut dipped into a hot cup of coffee, usually bought right after apple-picking, while paying for your newfound haul. We took all those flavors and turned them into the ultimate sideboard treat. Put this bundt cake out (with a pot of hot coffee, naturally) when guests come over, and watch slice after slice disappear.
Yields:
12 – 14 servings
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 c. (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided, plus more for pan
- 3 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for pan
- 2 1/4 c. fresh apple cider
- 3/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp. ground allspice
- 1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325°F with the rack in the middle position. Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
Step 2
Bring apple cider to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook until cider is reduced to 1 cup and 2 tablespoons, about 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer 1 cup to a bowl and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Whisk in applesauce, vanilla, whole eggs, egg yolk, and 1 cup butter.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Add applesauce mixture and whisk just until combined.
Step 4
Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool 15 minutes. Run a paring knife or small offset spatula around edges and center of cake. Invert cake onto wire rack.
Step 5
Stir together remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons reduced cider. Brush warm cake all over with butter mixture and sprinkle top and sides with cinnamon sugar. Let cool completely before serving, about 2 hours.
Enjoy Your Cake! 🎉
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