APPLE CIDER CAKE, PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
by Mary Kennedy
Everyone has their favorite bundt cake recipe, but I love this one for two reasons. 1) it uses apple cider and smells and tastes absolutely scrumptious and 2) it starts with a cake mix. What could be easier? I put my own "modifications" in italics. Ingredients: 3 large eggs1/3 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)1/2 chunky applesauce (I didn't have any applesauce on hand, so I simply chopped up a small apple, added a little cinnamon and a tiny bit of water and microwaved it in a cup. It was roughly half a cup of "home-made" applesauce)1 cup raw, chopped, Granny Smith apples (I used Fuji, they were fine).1 tsp vanilla1 box Spice Cake Mix (if you don't have Spice Cake Mix, use yellow cake mix and add 2 tsps. of pumpkin pie spice mix to the batter.)1 cup sour cream
For the glaze
1 cup apple cider1 cup powdered sugar1/2 stick butter. Directions: The cake. Preheat oven to 350. Mix the eggs, oil, milk, applesauce, apples and vanilla. Add cake mix, sour cream, and beat for 2 minutes. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray, turn the mixture into the pan and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and let cool.The glaze: Add apple cider to a small saucepan and carefully bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for at least 10 minutes until the liquid has reduced to about 1/4 cup and is slightly thickened. Add powdered sugar and whisk well. Pour glaze over cooled cake. Some people like to add a cup of creamed cheese frosting on top, but I don't think you need it. The cake is seriously sweet enough without it.Another variation:
One of my friends makes this cake without the glaze and makes a lemon sauce instead. It's really good either way. Hope you try it. Bon appetite! Mary Kennedy
Everyone has their favorite bundt cake recipe, but I love this one for two reasons. 1) it uses apple cider and smells and tastes absolutely scrumptious and 2) it starts with a cake mix. What could be easier? I put my own "modifications" in italics. Ingredients: 3 large eggs1/3 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)1/2 chunky applesauce (I didn't have any applesauce on hand, so I simply chopped up a small apple, added a little cinnamon and a tiny bit of water and microwaved it in a cup. It was roughly half a cup of "home-made" applesauce)1 cup raw, chopped, Granny Smith apples (I used Fuji, they were fine).1 tsp vanilla1 box Spice Cake Mix (if you don't have Spice Cake Mix, use yellow cake mix and add 2 tsps. of pumpkin pie spice mix to the batter.)1 cup sour cream
For the glaze
1 cup apple cider1 cup powdered sugar1/2 stick butter. Directions: The cake. Preheat oven to 350. Mix the eggs, oil, milk, applesauce, apples and vanilla. Add cake mix, sour cream, and beat for 2 minutes. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray, turn the mixture into the pan and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and let cool.The glaze: Add apple cider to a small saucepan and carefully bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for at least 10 minutes until the liquid has reduced to about 1/4 cup and is slightly thickened. Add powdered sugar and whisk well. Pour glaze over cooled cake. Some people like to add a cup of creamed cheese frosting on top, but I don't think you need it. The cake is seriously sweet enough without it.Another variation:
One of my friends makes this cake without the glaze and makes a lemon sauce instead. It's really good either way. Hope you try it. Bon appetite! Mary Kennedy
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