Apple Cider Donut Cake
User Reviews
4.8
Apple Cider Donut Cake
Description
Apple Cider Donut Cake features apple cider as a central ingredient, reduced to concentrate its flavor before adding to a batter with eggs, sugars, milk, and oil. The dry ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt, contributing to leavening and a balanced spiced base. Baking in a buttered and floured bundt pan ensures a characteristic shape and easy release.
The result is a moist, tender cake with a lightly spiced profile and a sweet exterior dusted with cinnamon sugar, which adds a nod to traditional apple cider donuts. The texture promises a pleasant softness inside with this gently crisped topping.
This cake works well as a fall dessert or snack, offering a familiar seasonal flavor in a form easy to slice and share. It pairs simply with coffee or tea and suits those looking for cake with the essence of apple cider donuts without frying.
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider 16 fl oz/480 ml
- 3 egg at room temperature, large
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 6 oz/170 g
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup whole milk 4 fl oz/120 ml
- ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 fl oz / 60 ml
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 12 ½ oz/355 g
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- cinnamon sugar for dusting