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Cider-Glazed Apple Cake Recipe

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups apple cider
  • 3.75 cups flour
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground clove
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1.5 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups shredded tart apples (about 1.5 pounds)
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Place cider in a saucepan over medium-high heat and reduce to 1 cup. Set aside 2 tablespoons for the glaze.
  2. Combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and clove.
  3. Combine oil, eggs, vanilla, and remaining cider.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until just incorporated.
  5. Add shredded apple just to mix through.
  6. Portion into greased mini loaves, fill mini loafs ¾ full.
  7. Bake at 375 degrees oven for 15-24 minutes.
  8. When done, loaves should spring back when pushed gently and a toothpick should come out clean.
  9. Remove from pan to cool.
  10. Combine the 2 tablespoons of cider reduction and powdered sugar for the glaze.
  11. When loaves are cool enough to touch submerge tops in glaze, then let cool completely.

Notes

Play around with the spices.
1 cup of dried fruit can be added.
1 cup of nuts can be added.
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