Apple Cider Honey Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare the apple cider butter: Combine apples, light brown sugar and butter or oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced and appears soft and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let mixture cool slightly, then transfer to a large measuring cup and add enough apple cider to make 3 cups/710 milliliters. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and purée until smooth. (This can be made up to 1 day ahead.)
• Prepare the cake: Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 325 degrees. Generously grease a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, prepared apple cider butter, honey, melted butter or oil and whiskey. Whisk in the dry ingredients until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until firm to the touch and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes, then carefully unmold cake and let cool completely on a wire rack. Before serving, transfer cake to a platter and dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Place the apples and 1/2 cup apple cider in a small saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the apples are falling apart. Mash the apples with a fork to make a coarse applesauce.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Brush a bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan with a light coating of the olive oil. Dust the pan with 1 tablespoon of the flour and tap out any excess.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside. Stir together the remaining cider and 1/2 cup of the applesauce.
• In a large bowl, whip the eggs with the sugar until tripled in volume, about 8 minutes. Fold in 1/3 of the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in half of the cider-applesauce mixture. Gently fold in the olive oil, deflating the batter as little as possible. Alternate the remaining dry ingredients and the cider mixture, ending with dry ingredients. Gently pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Put the cake on a rack to cool completely. Serve with applesauce or fruit compote and whipped cream, if desired.