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Apple Cider Cake with Salted Cider Caramel Drizzle
This recipe uses alcoholic apple cider (hard cider) to add flavour to the cake and salted cider caramel.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 322 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Apple Cider Cake
- 1 apple washed and cored, but unpeeled, cut into medium-sized chunks
- ¾ cup (175ml) hard apple cider (I used Thatcher’s Gold)
- ½ cup (125g) butter at room temp
- ½ cup (125g) granulated sugar
- 2 free-range organic eggs
- 1 ½ cups (175g) all purpose (plain) flour
- ½ cups (60g) wholemeal plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
For the Salted Cider Caramel Drizzle
- 1 ⅓ cup (250g) sugar
- ¼ cup (60ml) water
- 3 tablespoons hard apple cider I used Thatchers Gold
- ½ cup (150ml) double (heavy) cream
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Soak the apple chunks in the cider while preparing the other ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and lightly grease an 18cm (7in) cake tin.
- In a stand mixer or with an electric whisk, cream together the butter and sugar for a few minutes until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, both flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, and mix to combine.
- Add the apple (along with the cider it was soaked in), to the batter and gently stir to combine, being careful not to over-mix.
- Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the salted cider caramel:
- Heat the sugar and water in a saucepan over a medium heat, stirring gently until it bubbles and the sugar dissolves. Add the cider and, without stirring, boil the mixture for about 5-7 minutes until it is a golden colour. If necessary, scrape the sides down with a rubber spatula, but don’t stir.
- Remove from the heat and stir the cream into the sauce until combined. Be careful, it will bubble up considerably and could splurt at you like molten caramel lava. Stir in the salt. Pour into a sterilized jar and allow to cool.
- Drizzle the cooled salted cider caramel over the cake and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
322kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
138mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin A
430IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 322
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 322kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 430IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.