Apple Butter Spice Cake

Made with apple butter, sour cream, and wholesome bran cereal, this moist cake is crowned with a brown sugar–pecan topping infused with warm spices.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 399 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chopped pecans
• 0.5 cup butter, room temperature
• 0.75 cup apple butter
• 0.5 cup whole bran cereal or wheat germ

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Make topping: Mix brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.

Step 3

Make cake: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.

Step 4

Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add apple butter, bran cereal, and vanilla; stir until incorporated. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition.

Step 5

Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 of the topping. Cover with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.