Festive Bourbon Apple Cider Cake

Name: Festive Bourbon Apple Cider Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups apple cider; 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 8 ounces of unsalted butter (two sticks); 2 1/4 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground clove; 1/4 ground nutmeg; 1 1/2 tsp allspice; 2 Honey Crisp apples, peeled and cored, and then pureed; 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese; 1 stick of butter; 5 cups of powdered sugar; 1/4 cup plus 3 tsp bourbon; 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:25min

This apple cider cake with bourbon icing is a boozy dream of a cake. The cake has all the best parts of an apple cider donut; reduced apple cider, Honeycrisp apples, and so many warm spices.

Updated at: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:40:32 GMT