Apple Cider Cake
Feb. 10th, 2026 12:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosefox posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
subtlehouseIngredients
1 cup oil or 2 sticks softened butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3.5 cups flour (cup-for-cup GF flour will work fine)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1 cup unfiltered, non-alcoholic pear or apple cider (US)/cloudy juice (UK)
This recipe makes a tall cake in a 9"x11" pan. 2/3 of the recipe will fill an 8" square pan (taller cake) or 9" square pan (flatter cake). 1/2 of the recipe will fill an 8" round pan.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. If the butter needs softening, soften it in the heating oven. Sift dry ingredients together. (Sugar counts as a wet ingredient. I don't make the rules.) Butter and sugar the pan(s) of your choice, or line with parchment paper.
In a stand mixer, cream together butter/oil and sugar. Beat in eggs at high speed until mixture is light yellow and creamy.
With the mixer running at medium speed, mix in alternating splashes of cider and half-cups of the flour mixture until everything is combined. Don't overmix.
Scrape batter into pan. Bake until done; in a 9"x 11" pan, this can take anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour. Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Goes well with cream cheese frosting or vanilla ice cream.
1 cup oil or 2 sticks softened butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3.5 cups flour (cup-for-cup GF flour will work fine)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1 cup unfiltered, non-alcoholic pear or apple cider (US)/cloudy juice (UK)
This recipe makes a tall cake in a 9"x11" pan. 2/3 of the recipe will fill an 8" square pan (taller cake) or 9" square pan (flatter cake). 1/2 of the recipe will fill an 8" round pan.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. If the butter needs softening, soften it in the heating oven. Sift dry ingredients together. (Sugar counts as a wet ingredient. I don't make the rules.) Butter and sugar the pan(s) of your choice, or line with parchment paper.
In a stand mixer, cream together butter/oil and sugar. Beat in eggs at high speed until mixture is light yellow and creamy.
With the mixer running at medium speed, mix in alternating splashes of cider and half-cups of the flour mixture until everything is combined. Don't overmix.
Scrape batter into pan. Bake until done; in a 9"x 11" pan, this can take anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour. Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Goes well with cream cheese frosting or vanilla ice cream.