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Easy Brown Butter Apple Cider Cake with Maple Glaze

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This brown butter apple cider cake with maple glaze is a tender, moist fall dessert that captures the warmth of autumn. The nutty brown butter and rich apple cider create a deeply flavorful crumb, topped with a luscious maple glaze.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter
  • 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (240ml) apple cider
  • 1 medium apple, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 ½ cups (180g) powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1–2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Brown the butter: Place butter in a light-colored saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally until it foams, turns golden, and smells nutty (about 5–7 minutes). Pour into a heatproof bowl and let cool for 10–15 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan thoroughly.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  4. In another large bowl, whisk together browned butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each. Stir in vanilla.
  5. Add one-third of the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Pour in half the apple cider and stir. Repeat with another third of dry ingredients, remaining cider, and final dry ingredients. Do not overmix.
  6. Gently fold the chopped apple into the batter.
  7. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 45–55 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely (at least 1 hour).
  8. For the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, melted butter, 1 tablespoon milk or cream, and a pinch of salt. Add more liquid if needed for desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Notes

Don’t walk away from the brown butter; it burns quickly. Use room temperature eggs to prevent the butter from seizing. Measure flour correctly by spooning and leveling. Let the cake cool completely before glazing. The flavors improve after a day.

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Keywords: brown butter, apple cider cake, maple glaze, fall dessert, bundt cake, apple cake

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