Apple Cider Bundt Cake

Apple Cider is the most classic fall drink you can enjoy, so why not incorporate that into a cake with more spices to enhance the flavor. This cake uses a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, to bring out all the smells of fall. You can try this recipe with a variety of other apple ciders to include a new flavor to this cake. After this cake is baked, it is brushed with melted butter and topped with cinnamon sugar, now who wouldn't want to eat this cake?

Pull Together:

Cake -

• 2 cups apple cider*

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup light brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon ginger

• 1 teaspoon salt

Topping -

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 tbsp sugar

• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon

*Only 1 cup of apple cider will be used for the cake, but 2 cups are needed because you will reduce it to have a stronger flavor in the cake. After simmering if you are left with more than 1 cup, just use 1 cup, and if you are left with less than 1 cup, top it off with regular apple cider.

Steps:

1. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, bring apple cider to a simmer. Simmer until reduced by half, about 20 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or use cooking spray to coat the inside of a bundt pan.

3. Use a mixer with a paddle attachment to cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until lightened and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

4. Mix in eggs, scraping down sides as needed.

5. In a small bowl, stir together 1 cup of reduced apple cider(see note below), milk, and grapeseed oil. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt.

6. Alternate mixing liquid and flour mixture into butter. Do this in about 3 additions, starting and finishing with dry ingredients.

7. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted into a center of the ring comes out with just a few crumbs. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing. Let cool for at least an additional 15-20 minutes before coating.

8. When ready to coat the cake with topping, melt butter and brush over the sides and top of the cake. Stir together sugar and cinnamon and evenly sprinkle over buttered cake.