Apple Cider Bundt Cake
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour*
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup apple cider
- ½ cup applesauce or apple butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- whipped cream (caramel sauce, optional for serving)
- Heat your oven to 350°F and position a rack in the middle. Get a 10-cup bundt pan ready (don’t grease it just yet).
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. Put it aside.
- In a glass measuring cup, whisk together apple cider and applesauce (or apple butter). Set this aside as well.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter, oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar for 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla, mix until combined, and scrape the bowl as needed.
- Gradually mix in the flour in three parts and the apple cider in two parts, starting and ending with flour. Beat well after each addition.
- Gently stir the batter with a rubber spatula, but don’t overmix.
- Grease a 10-cup bundt pan well (baking spray with flour works great).
- Pour the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. After cooling, carefully flip the cake onto the rack.
- Place a large piece of parchment or foil under the rack and add the topping while the cake is still warm.
- Topping: