Apple cider donut cake was made for this weekend!
I love this month so much. This time of year, this first October weekend. Eeeeep. I am here for it and it is finally feeling like fall so it’s time to celebrate. Give me all the donuts or cake or doughnut cake.
I’m rounding out (my unintentional) comfort food week here on the blog with an apple cider doughnut cake that is heavenly. It’s soft and fluffy and covered in cinnamon sugar.
And plus, since it’s called a doughnut cake, it’s totally acceptable to eat it for breakfast.
Right?
Also! I (almost) promise that this will be my last apple dessert of the season. I mean, I think we’re good with salted apple fritters, an apple cheddar galette and an apple cider doughnut cake. There is something for everyone!
You’re set for all the autumn festivities as well as Thanksgiving. YEP.
Freaking pumped for the season!
I get so excited because my kids are both just as obsessed with apple cider and cider treats as I am. While I don’t feel like I can perfect the best apple cider doughnut itself (my favorite is from soergel orchards! Best ever!), a cake is another thing.
Making a big donut cake means that we can all enjoy it and I don’t have to fry each donut piece by piece. Love it. Oh and that we can have leftovers for a few days too. At least… maybe we can.
This cake has a little extra step that can make it slightly high maintenance. I used this recipe as the base and it calls for simmering a whole apple in apple cider! That sounded riiiiight up my alley. The first time I made this, we did just that, then pureed the mixture as the recipe called for. But by the second time, I simmed and mashed the apples with a fork and it was all good. No need to dirty another kitchen appliance!
This step is basically like making your own (heavily cider flavored!) applesauce, so you can just use a cup of applesauce in a pinch.
But!
I will say that making it like this, with the apples AND apple cider? Super flavorful. I’ll take the extra step for flavor. And if you’re really pressed for time, you could always do that part of the recipe the night before. Measure out your ingredients, then bake it the next day. YUM.
The scent, taste and appearance of this is absolutely perfect for a fall morning.
It’s so soft. And fluffy. It’s light, but satisfying. Like one big donut. And crunchy on the outside from the cinnamon sugar.
OH and p.s. you’re going to brush the whole cake with brown butter before the cinnamon sugar sprinkle.
It’s unreal.
I think I’ve thoroughly convinced you that this has to happen today! Friday treat, hello.
Apple Cider Donut Cake
Yep. Total breakfast food.
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