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Apple Cider Donut Cake Recipe stunning two-layer celebration cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and cinnamon sugar coating exterior on a white cake stand on marble

Apple Cider Donut Cake Recipe Easy Layer Brown Butter Spice


  • Author: Nonnas
  • Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes including reduction browning and cooling
  • Yield: 12 to 14 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

The most extraordinary two-layer Apple Cider Donut Cake Recipe made by reducing 2 cups fresh apple cider to 1/2 cup 15 to 20 minutes cooling browning 1 cup butter in light-colored saucepan 5 to 7 minutes golden brown and nutty cooling 20 to 30 minutes until spreadable preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining two 9-inch pans whisking 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp allspice 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating cooled brown butter 1 cup packed brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 minutes adding 3 room temperature eggs one at a time then vanilla adding sour cream and apple cider reduction incorporating adding flour folding just combined dividing between pans baking 28 to 32 minutes cooling completely beating 16 oz room temperature cream cheese and 1/2 cup room temperature butter silky adding 4 to 5 cups sifted powdered sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp vanilla 2 tbsp reduction and salt beating fluffy assembling with frosting between and over patting cinnamon sugar garnish over exterior. A completely perfect two-layer brown butter reduced apple cider sour cream allspice cinnamon cream cheese frosting cinnamon sugar fall donut cake recipe.


Ingredients

Scale

2 cups Fresh Apple Cider for reduction

2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1 tsp Ground Nutmeg

1/2 tsp Allspice

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 cup Unsalted Butter browned and cooled

1 cup Packed Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

3 large Eggs room temperature

2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup Sour Cream room temperature

1/2 cup Apple Cider Reduction

16 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese room temperature

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting

4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar sifted

2 tsp Ground Cinnamon for frosting

2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting

2 tbsp Apple Cider Reduction for frosting

Pinch of Salt

3 tbsp Granulated Sugar mixed with 1 tsp Cinnamon for garnish


Instructions

1. Reduce 2 cups apple cider to 1/2 cup 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.

2. Brown 1 cup butter in saucepan 5 to 7 minutes until golden and nutty. Cool 20 to 30 minutes until spreadable.

3. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease and line two 9-inch pans.

4. Whisk flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

5. Beat cooled brown butter with both sugars 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time then vanilla. Add sour cream and reduction. Mix incorporated. Add flour. Fold just combined.

6. Divide between pans. Bake 28 to 32 minutes until toothpick clean. Cool completely.

7. Beat cream cheese and butter silky. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, reduction, and salt. Beat fluffy.

8. Assemble with frosting between and over layers. Pat cinnamon sugar garnish over frosted exterior.

  • Prep Time: 35 minutes
  • Cook Time: 32 minutes
  • Category: Dessert, Cake, Apple, Fall, Celebration, Donut
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 540
  • Sugar: 52g
  • Sodium: 320mg
  • Fat: 28g
  • Saturated Fat: 17g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 9g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 66g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Cholesterol: 120mg

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