Apple Cider Pudding Cake

Here is a wonderful Fall recipe that I found on a Mel's Kitchen Cafe. I tried making it last night for Family Home Evening and we loved it! This cake forms a moist pudding inside it because a wet mixture is poured over top before baking. It is full of flavor and tastes a lot like spiced apple cider! Curl up by the fire and try it with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Apple Cider Pudding Cake

Cake Ingredients:

1 cup flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 large egg

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup milk

2 Tbsp. melted butter

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups chopped apples (Granny Smith, Macintosh, any tart variety)

Boiling mixture:

1 cup Apple Cider

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions:

Butter an 8x8 baking dish. Heat oven to 350 degrees. For the batter, combine wet and dry ingredients separately and then stir the dry into the wet ingredients. Fold the apples into the batter and then spread it into prepared pan.Bring the ingredients for the boiling mixture to a boil and then pour it over the batter in the pan. As it bakes the cake will absorb this and form a pudding. Bake for 35 minutes. While it bakes, prepare the streusel ingredients by cutting together until small pea-sized balls form into a crumbly texture. After the cake bakes, sprinkle the streusel over top and bake for another 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm and serve preferably within 10-20 minutes after baking. Serve with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream!