Spiced Apple Cake
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Spiced Apple Cake
Description
This Spiced Apple Cake uses all-purpose flour, baking soda, and a blend of ground spices including nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves to provide a warm and inviting flavor. The wet ingredients include sugar, butter, eggs, apple butter, and Greek yogurt, which contribute moisture and richness. The batter is mixed carefully to avoid overworking, helping maintain a tender crumb.
The cake is baked in a loaf pan until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, then topped with a glaze made from confectioners sugar, apple cider, and grated nutmeg. This glaze adds a subtle sweetness and fresh spice note that enhances the apple butter flavor within the cake.
Serve sliced as a dessert, with tea or coffee, or as a sweet breakfast treat. The cake’s spices and apple butter create a seasonal flavor suited to fall and winter, though it can be enjoyed year-round.
The glaze can be varied by substituting cinnamon or vanilla for nutmeg if preferred. The recipe adapts well to personal spice preferences without losing its moist texture or tender crumb.
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp cloves ground
wet ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter at room temperature, unsalted
- 2 large egg
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
nutmeg glaze
- 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
- apple cider or milk for thinning
- 1 tsp nutmeg fresh grated
Instructions
- Set the oven to 350F
- Whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the apple butter.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients alternately with the yogurt, beginning and ending with the dry. Mix just until combined, don't over beat.
- Spread the dough into a 9x5 loaf pan (spray lightly with cooking spray and/or line with parchment paper for easy removal) and bake for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter clinging to it.
- Cool on a rack while you make the glaze.
- To make the glaze, mix the confectioner's sugar with enough cider (or milk) to form a spreadable glaze. Stir in the nutmeg to taste.
- Spread the glaze on the warm cake.
Notes
- If nutmeg is not preferred, substitute cinnamon or vanilla in the glaze for flavor variation.
- This recipe is adapted from White Lights on Wednesday with spiced apple butter as the main flavor.
- Apple butter works well in savory dishes too; try it in pork or shrimp recipes for a twist.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 371 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 371kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 250mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 345IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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