Enjoy this delicious apple and brandy cake glazed with butter and sugar – perfect for dessert.
Apple Brandy Cake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 15
- Servings 16
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup oil
- 1/4 cup brandy or apple cider
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups chopped peeled apples
- 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired
Brown Butter Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter (do not use margarine)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 4 tablespoons apple cider or milk
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt® or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Add oil, brandy, vanilla and eggs. With spoon, stir until well blended. (Mixture will be very thick). Fold in apples and nuts. Pour and spread batter in greased and floured pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
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Step3In small saucepan over medium heat, cook butter until light golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons apple cider; blend well. Add additional apple cider until of desired drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over cake, allowing some to run down sides.
Nutrition
440
Calories
22g
Total Fat
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 34%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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