Apple Cider Pound Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.
YIELD: 16 servings.
Fall in New England is so beautiful, and the apples here are the best! This apple cider cake is a family favorite and I like to serve it with hot cocoa.
Ingredients
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3 cups sugar
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1-1/2 cups butter, softened
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6 large eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 cup apple cider
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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ICING:
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup buttermilk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir together all dry ingredients; set aside. Combine cider and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with cider mixture to batter. Mix until well blended. Spoon into a greased 10-in. angel food cake pan or fluted tube pan.
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2.
Bake at 325° for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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3.
Meanwhile, combine icing ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. While cake is warm, drizzle half of icing over cake. Serve remaining icing over individual cake servings if desired.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 469 calories, 22g fat (13g saturated fat), 133mg cholesterol, 339mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (45g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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