Discover the irresistible flavors of this gluten-free apple cider donut cake. It's fall's favorite treat in a delightful, moist cake form, spiced to perfection and topped with cinnamon sugar just like the donuts.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
Combine the gluten free flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a small bowl. Whisk well to mix and set aside.
2 ½ cups Gluten Free 1-to-1 Flour Blend, 3 teaspoons Baking Powder, 1 ½ teaspoons Cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg, ½ teaspoon Salt
Add the butter, sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl.
¼ cup Vegan Butter, 1 Cup Sugar, ⅔ Cup Light Brown Sugar
Add the oil and vanilla and beat another 1-2 minutes.
½ Cup Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Add the eggs and egg yolk one at a time mixing 30 seconds between additions. Scrape down the bowl.
3 Eggs, 1 Egg Yolk
Combine the applesauce and the reduced cider.
½ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce, ½ Cup Reduced Apple Cider
Turn the mixer to the lowest speed and add half of the dry ingredients, followed by half of the applesauce mixture. Repeat with the remaining dry and wet ingredients. Stir just until combined.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the internal temperature measures 200 degrees.
Remove the cake from the oven and cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the topping:
Once the cake has cooled completely, combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
½ Cup Sugar, 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
Place the wire cooling rack and cake on top of a baking sheet.
Use a pastry brush to coat the outside of the cake with melted butter.
¼ cup Vegan Butter
Then use clean hands to coat the outside with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Once you’ve used all the cinnamon sugar, dump the excess from the baking sheet and repeat 2 more times to get the cake well coated.
Notes
REDUCED APPLE CIDER: For this recipe, cook 1 cup of apple cider over medium heat until it's reduced to ½ cup. This will take about 30 minutes. The time indicated for the recipe does not include the time needed to reduce the cider. DO NOT replace reduced cider with regular cider or apple juice.PAN SIZE: Bake this recipe in a 12-cup bundt pan. ALTERNATE PAN SIZES: You can also bake this recipe in two 9x5 loaf pans - bake at 350 for 55 minutes. Or two 9-inch round pans, bake at 350 for about 22 minutes.STORAGE: Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.