New England Apple Cider Cake
| Prep Time | 20 min |
| Cook Time | 60 min |
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Ingredients
- Ingredients
- Cake Ingredients:
- 1 C Apple Cider
- 2 C granny smith apples (peel core and cut into 16 slices)
- 1 whole lemon
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1 C sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 C flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 C heavy cream
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 TBSP sugar
- Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 C Apple Cider
- 1 C confectioner's sugar
- 1-2 TBSP whole milk
- Large bowl
- Small saucepan
- Plate
- Electric mixer/mixing bowl
- Rubber spatula
- 2 small bowls
- 9 inch baking pan
- Baking spray
- 2 small bowls
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Cake Directions:
- Pour one cup of apple cider into a saucepan. Put the saucepan on the stove top bringing it to a boil. Continue to boil until the apple cider has been reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside.
- Add the apple slices in a large bowl of water with freshly squeezed lemon juice. (juice from one lemon). Immediately transfer the apples to a plate allowing them to dry. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. each
- Prep the baking pan with baking spray.
- Add butter and sugar to the mixing bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar until it is smooth.
- Continue beating while adding one egg at a time beating until blended. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat for additional three minutes or until it is light and fluffy.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the cider and cream together. Mix to blend. Turn the mixer on low, begin alternating adding the flour mixture and the cider/cream mixture to the butter, sugar, and egg mixture. Scraping the sides to make sure that the batter is smooth and incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Arrange the apples. Start at the outer edge working up into the top of the batter.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle it over the top of the apples on cake. Put the cake in the oven at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. (Or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.)
- When the cake is done, remove it from the oven cooling to room temp. Leave whole or cut into squares. Set aside.
- Glaze Directions:
- Pour the second cup of apple cider into a saucepan placing on the stove. Watch so that the apple cider only reduces down to two tablespoons, no more.
- Add the confectioners sugar in a small bowl. Slowly add the apple cider in addition to one tablespoon of milk stirring to blend. If needed add the last tablespoon of milk, a little at a time until it becomes thick but runny enough to drizzle on the cake.
- Using a spoon drizzle the glaze on the cake.
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