Apple Cider Pound Cake
Description
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
- 3 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
- 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.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 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.
