Cider Glazed Apple Bundt Cake

with whole and sliced applesI happen to have a surplus of apples, so we’re baking apple cake around here this week. I have my go-to my favourite apple cake recipe, but I was intrigued by this recipe from the September issue of Cook’s Illustrated magazine. In addition to the apples in the batter, they added apple cider to the batter and glaze. A full litre of apple cider is reduced down to one cup to really concentrate the flavour.

The recipe fills a large 12 cup bundt pan, but because I can’t resist anything mini, I used my bundlette pan. I also made a small loaf with the leftover batter. loaf and minissingle miniThe batter comes together quickly. You don’t even have to bust out the mixer.

The baked cake gets brushed with some of that reduced cider and the remaining cider is mixed with icing sugar to create a yummy glaze.drizzling glaze 1

Click here to print the recipe for Cider Glazed Apple Bundt Cake.

with tea

 

9 thoughts on “Cider Glazed Apple Bundt Cake

    1. saltandserenity Post author

      Thanks Dot. I think of the caramel apple cake as a really indulgent treat, a special occasion cake, while the cider glazed apple cake is more of an everyday/brunch/coffee cake kind of cake. Both have a place in my life!!

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  1. marla schwartz

    I made this for dessert for Saturday night. my cider took longer to reduce, but the result was delicious. I would definitely make this again!

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    1. saltandserenity Post author

      I know what you mean Elaine. I agree, the apple taste is sometimes very faint in many apple cakes. I think that because of the apple cider glaze, you will find this to be a strongly apple flavour cake. Let me know if you bake it and what you think!

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