8 Thanksgiving Brunch Ideas: Easy Recipes for a Cozy Holiday Morning

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Apple Cider Donut Cake

a slice of bundt cake with dark exterior and golden interior, the rest of the cake in the background with one slice missing

Apple Cider Donut Cake tastes like fall in cake form. It’s soft, coated in cinnamon sugar, and looks impressive in a bundt pan (even if you don’t bake a lot). No need to fuss, just slice and serve.

Apple Cider Donut Cake

Recipe by Derek Jacobson
Servings

10

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup apple cider

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

  • Pinch salt

  • Topping
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 10- to 12-cup bundt pan.
  • Pour the apple cider into a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Let cool slightly.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs until smooth. Stir in the melted butter, sour cream, vanilla, and reduced cider.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack.
  • While the cake is still warm, brush with melted butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.
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8 Thanksgiving Brunch Ideas: Easy Recipes for a Cozy Holiday Morning

Apple Cider Donut Cake

a slice of bundt cake with dark exterior and golden interior, the rest of the cake in the background with one slice missing

Apple Cider Donut Cake tastes like fall in cake form. It’s soft, coated in cinnamon sugar, and looks impressive in a bundt pan (even if you don’t bake a lot). No need to fuss, just slice and serve.

Apple Cider Donut Cake

Recipe by Derek Jacobson
Servings

10

servings
Cook Mode

Keep the screen of your device on

Ingredients

  • 1 cup apple cider

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

  • Pinch salt

  • Topping
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 10- to 12-cup bundt pan.
  • Pour the apple cider into a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Let cool slightly.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs until smooth. Stir in the melted butter, sour cream, vanilla, and reduced cider.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack.
  • While the cake is still warm, brush with melted butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.
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