Are you looking for the perfect fall treat? This Apple Cider Donut Cake is a light, crumbly, and delectable dessert. This recipe is topped with a cinnamon-sugar mixture for a sweet and cozy treat.
Apple Cider Donut Cake
This Apple Cider Donut Cake is so good and the perfect fall dessert. Apple cider is a well-known drink to enjoy during the fall season and even better when infused into a dessert. This Fall cake is a soft, fluffy, and tasty dessert that is great for any occasion. Apple Cider is so good and if you haven’t had the pleasure of trying it, you should at least try this recipe or others like this Apple Cider Donut Cake or this Caramel Apple Cider Bourbon Cocktail.
Ingredients
- Cake Mix– You will need yellow cake mix for this recipe. (I used Betty Crocker)
- Apple Cider– This will be infused into the batter.
- Applesauce– You will need sweetened applesauce for this recipe.
- Eggs– Use these at room temperature.
- Butter– Use unsalted to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Brown sugar– This will add richness to the dessert.
- Vanilla– Use pure vanilla for the best flavoring.
- Sugar– Every great dessert recipe uses sugar in it.
- Cinnamon– This will be used as an additional flavoring.
How to Make Apple Cider Donut Cake
To start, set the oven to 350 degrees.
First, add the cake mix, apple cider, applesauce, eggs, and melted butter into a large mixing bowl and combine on low using a hand mixer.
Secondly, pour in the brown sugar and vanilla until combined.
Thirdly, use butter to grease a 10 or 12 cup bundt pan, then lightly dust with flour. In addition, add the prepared cake batter into the pan.
Next, place the cake into the oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick tester comes out to clean a batter. (mine was done at 45 minutes).
Furthermore, takes the pan out of the oven and allow it to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Finally, after the bundt pan has cooled for 15 minutes, flip over onto a wire rack or parchment paper.
Topping:
Combine the cinnamon and sugar for the topping.
To finish, use a pastry brush to add butter on top of the cake.
Then, top with the cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top and sides of the cake.
Serve and Enjoy!
How to Store?
Placing the recipe in an airtight container is the best way to store the Apple Cider Donut Cake. You can decide to store the recipe at room temperature, or in the fridge. Storing it in the fridge will allow the recipe to last longer.
Tips for Making This Cake:
These are some tips to help you prepare and bake this cake with ease. A few of these will help you pick out the perfect sized pan for this recipe, allow you to pop the cake out of the pan and avoid any pieces breaking off, and more.
- Use butter to grease your pan as well as using flour to lightly dust it.
- Allow the recipe to cool after taking it out of the oven and continuing with the recipe.
- A 10 or 12 cup bundt pan will be the best size to work with.
- When placing the cinnamon and sugar mixture into the pan, you can use your hands.
More Apple Cider Recipes:
- Apple Cider Margarita
- Apple Spice Cookies with Spiced Glaze
- Layered Apple Spice Cake
- Plum Apple Hot Toddy Whiskey Cocktail
Apple Cider Donut Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix I used Betty Crocker
- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup sweetened applesauce
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer on low to combine cake mix, apple cider, apple sauce, eggs, and melted butter.
- Add brown sugar and vanilla and mix well.
- Grease and flour a 10 or 12 cup bundt pan well and pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (mine was done at 45 minutes).
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, turn the bundt pan over onto a cooling rack or parchment paper.
- Mix together cinnamon and sugar for the topping.
- Brush butter over cake and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar topping on top and sides of cake.
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35 comments on “Apple Cider Donut Cake”
I made this terrific recipe as I hosted coffee hour after church today. It was a hit. I hardly had a morsel to take back home.
Glad it was a hit Peggy!
Hello! I had a question: could I add fresh cut apple pieces to the cake batter? Or would that mess up the batter too much? Just curious! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Hi Ty. Yes, you could add fresh apples to this cake and have good results. Let us know if you try it!
This recipe and cake is actually better than apple cider donuts! Well unless you’re at an apple farm and hot off the shelf but at home this is easy and delicious
The link to the recipe mentions an apple cider glaze. There’s no mention of the glaze in the recipe. I think the glaze would be a great addition. My cake, on the inside, looked nothing like the picture. I feel like it’s missing something. It’s still good though.
Do I melt the 1/4cup butter for the topping of sugar and cinnamon?
Or do I try to spread the butter on?
Hi Cheryl. Yes, you will want to melt the butter and brush on.
A BIG hit. Everyone loved it!
Has anyone tried this in a 9×13 cake pan?
Delicious and easy to make!
I make this cake. It was so easy and filled my house with the most wonderful smell – after all, what smells better than cinnamon? After letting the cake cool and applying the cinnamon/sugar topping – wow! But the best part was when we had a piece of this cake for dessert, my husband, who has a real sweet tooth – told me I didn’t need do ever bake any other kind of cake. He loved it! So easy and so good.
Yes and it was AMAZING!
I did make this it looks really like a doughnut because I didn’t have a Bundt pan. I had a different kind of pan so it looks like an actual donut smells wonderful.
This is an amazing cake. Have made this more than once before. The only extra I’ve done was to add diced apples and a little more cinnamon (kids wanted more) It’s an awesome Fall favorite anytime of year!
I thought the cake was good but figured the next time I make it that I would also add some apple to it and maybe some sugar and cinnamon in the middle. Felt it could use more apple flavor.
Delicious!
It was a little lighter in texture than I was expecting. It was more like a cake than a donut. I would have liked more apple cider flavor! I will make it again.
Made as a carry in for my 40th birthday at work. Got RAVE reviews from my coworkers. I drizzled caramel syrup on top, and brought whip cream / caramel in if they wanted to top it with that as well.
My family loved it. I’ve made it several times.
Thank You for this recipe! It was a huge hit with family and friends! So fall festive and super delicious! I love the presentation with the apple inside. Can’t wait to try some of your other ideas.
Love this recipe, I added a few things to it…
I diced up 2 Granny Smith apples and coated them with brown sugar and cinnamon and added it to the mix
I also tried it with a powder sugar glaze topping made with powder sugar and spiced apple cider and cinnamon as an alternative to the regular sugar topping…..
Would I have to change anything to make this as muffins? Want to give as gifts for Christmas. Thanks!
Yes you can. If you haven’t received a response from kitchen fun with my 3 sons. Just fill the muffin cup 2/3 full. Makes about 18 to 23 muffins. Hope that helps.
This looks amazing! What is being poured over it in the photo shown on FB? Just wondered if there was a syrup or sauce that you used too? 🙂 Thanks for all your great recipes <3