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Apple Cake with Honey Cider Glaze

Apple-Cider Bundt Cake with Honey Glaze

With its perfectly moist texture, soft crumb, and depth of apple flavor, this apple cider bundt cake is perfect for any occasion. I like to use a variety of apples in this cake such as Honey Gold, MacIntosh, Haralson and Prairie Spy. Drizzle with a simple honey-cider glaze and serve.
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Cake

Ingredients

Apple Cake

  • 1 1/4 cups (300ml) mild-flavored oil
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup (130g) lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp hard apple cider
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 2 cups (300g) packed grated apples, plus 2 cups (300g) apple chunks about 4 medium apples
  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour, plus 1 tbsp. for tossing with apple chunks
  • 1 cup (130g) whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt

Honey Glaze

  • 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp hard apple cider
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • pinch kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F / 165°C. Generously grease and flour a 12-cup / 2.8L Bundt pan. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, hard cider, and eggs with a spoon. Stir in the grated apples.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the 2 cups / 240g all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the apple mixture and mix only until it all comes together in a smooth batter.
  • Toss apple chunks and 1 tablespoon flour, then fold the apples into the batter.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Gently tap the pan on the counter several times to make sure the batter has fully settled into the nooks of the Bundt.
  • Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate.

Honey Glaze

  • Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Drizzle with half of the glaze over the still warm cake. Save the remaining glaze to drizzle over the cake when it is fully cooled and ready to serve.

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Notes

You could also use bourbon in place of the cider in the glaze, as I do in Zoë Bakes Cakes!