Name: Apple Cider Doughnut Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 slices
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix; 3/4 cup apple cider; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 4 eggs; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup coarsely shredded peeled tart apples (2 medium); 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

5 steps

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, apple cider, 1/2 cup melted butter, the eggs, 2 teaspoons cinnamon and the nutmeg with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in apples. Pour into pan.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let stand 20 minutes; run metal spatula around outer and inside edges of pan to loosen cake. Remove from pan to cooling rack; place cooling rack over waxed paper.
Brush top and sides of cake with 3 tablespoons melted butter. In small bowl, mix sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon until blended. Press 2 tablespoons cinnamon mixture up side and top of cake with hand. Let stand 20 minutes. Repeat with remaining cinnamon mixture. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Store loosely covered at room temperature.