Next week (Nov. 15th) “Bundt Cake Day” is celebrated all over the world – or only in the US? I’m not sure. In Germany, we would call it “Gugelhupftag”! A foodie holiday I can get on board with ;) Like “Cheesecake Day” or the day to celebrate croissants. Not so much with “Ketchup Day” (June 5th) ;P Anyway. To celebrate “Bundt Cake Day” I made this delicious Apple Cider (Donut) Bundt Cake. The perfect cake to have a slice or two to make “Bundt Cake Day” special ;)
Apple Cider (Donut) Cakes are something very American. Modeled after Apple Cider Donuts, these cakes became popular at some point and are now a very popular bake in autumn – but not only in the US ;) I didn’t know whether I should really call my cake here “donut” cake, because I did not really use a standard bundt cake pan that makes the cake actually look like a bit donut. Round and with a hole, that’s all… but not very “donutty” ;P
Anyway. Apart from the shape, of course, this cake is otherwise very similar to the American specimen out there. With one exception. The eponymous ingredient “cider” does not really appear in this recipe here, unfortunately. Bummer, right?! ;P
Cider is a beverage I know from the US only. We often had a gallon of it in the fridge when I lived in Florida because one of my roommates liked it a lot ;P It’s very similar to our unfiltered apple juice here in Germany, except that the cider from the US seems a bit more “intense” because I think it is boiled down and being concentrated during the process of making it. Our apple juice here is heated only briefly so that any bacteria that might be in the juice dies – to prevent any fermentation from happening after being filled into bottles.
The drink you can buy here in German stores called “cider” has not much in common with apple cider from the US. What’s being sold here would be called “hard cider” overseas. An alcoholic beverage based on apple juice. It’s a little confusing because “Cidre” from France, for example, sounds similar and also has alcohol in it.
Many “Germanized” Apple Cider Donut (Cake) recipes you can find on the internet, often make the “mistake” here and use our alcoholic cider drink, because they think the original from the US is made with a bubbly alcoholic beverage ;P Of course, you can do that and the result is fine – I tried it too – but as said… not how it was intended. Our unfiltered apple juice in Germany is definitely the ingredient that is most similar to American apple cider. Also more kids friendly if you don’t use alcohol ;P
If you prefer it “boozy”, you can replace half of the unfiltered apple juice or the American cider with German alcoholic cider or hard cider in the US. Confusing? Well… ;P
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
2 cups (260g) spelt flour
3/4 cup (100g) wholemeal spelt flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup (200g) xylitol (or brown sugar)
3/4 cup (190g) applesauce (unsweetened)*
3/4 cup (180ml) olive oil
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup (240ml) apple cider (or apple juice)
For the coating:
2 tbsp. melted butter
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
260g Dinkelmehl (Type 630)
100g Dinkelvollkornmehl
2 TL Backpulver
1 TL Zimt
1/2 TL Kardamom
1/4 TL gemahlener Ingwer
1/4 TL Salz
200g Xylit (oder brauner Zucker)
190g Apfelmus (ungesüßt)*
180ml Olivenöl
3 Eier (L)
2 TL Vanille Extrakt
240ml Apfelsaft (naturtrüb)
Für das Coating:
2-3 EL geschmolzene Butter
50g Zucker
1/2 TL Zimt
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Mix the two flours, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, ground ginger, and salt to a bowl and mix to combine. Add the xylitol (or brown sugar), apple sauce, olive oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and mix to combine. Add the apple cider (or apple juice) and the flour mixture to the bowl and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down for about 15 minutes, then remove from the pan and place on a wire rack.
3. Mix the sugar with cinnamon. Brush the still warm cake with the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and let cool down completely.
2. Die beiden Mehlsorten, Backpulver, Zimt, Kardamom, gemahlenen Ingwer und Salz in einer Schüssel vermischen. Xylit (oder braunen Zucker), Apfelmus, Olivenöl, Eier und Vanille Extrakt in eine große Schüssel geben und vermischen. Den Apfelsaft und die Mehlmischung in die Schüssel dazugeben und nur kurz verrühren. Den Teig in die vorbereitete Form gießen und für etwa 45-50 Minuten backen – mit einem Holzspieß testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und den Kuchen erst herausholen, wenn dieser sauber herauskommt. Den Gugelhupf aus dem Ofen holen und für etwa 15 Minuten abkühlen lassen, dann vorsichtig aus der Form lösen und auf ein Kuchengitter setzen.
3. Den Zucker mit dem Zimt vermischen. Den noch warmen Kuchen mit der geschmolzenen Butter bestreichen und mit dem Zimtzucker bestreuen und vollständig abkühlen lassen.
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Apple Cider (Donut) Cake
- Prep Time: 00:15
- Cook Time: 00:50
- Total Time: 01:30
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Cakes
- Cuisine: America
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
An absolute classic from the US – Apple Cider (Donut) Cake. So delicious and a great highlight in autumn.
Ingredients
For the batter:
2 cups (260g) spelt flour
3/4 cup (100g) wholemeal spelt flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup (200g) xylitol (or brown sugar)
3/4 cup (190g) applesauce (unsweetened)*
3/4 cup (180ml) olive oil
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup (240ml) apple cider (or apple juice)
For the coating:
2 tbsp. melted butter
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a large bundt pan and dust with some flour. Set aside.
2. Mix the two flours, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, ground ginger, and salt to a bowl and mix to combine. Add the xylitol (or brown sugar), apple sauce, olive oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and mix to combine. Add the apple cider (or apple juice) and the flour mixture to the bowl and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down for about 15 minutes, then remove from the pan and place on a wire rack.
3. Mix the sugar with cinnamon. Brush the still warm cake with the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and let cool down completely.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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