Apple Butter Cake

4.78 from 9 votes

Fall is definitely in the air, especially in this Apple Butter Cake! Moist and delicious all topped with an apple cider glaze making it the perfect easy cake for fall!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple butter recipes, fall dessert, sheet cake

Servings:

Calories: 463kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the cake:

1 cup salted butter melted, 8 ounces
1 cup 2% milk 8 ounces
1/2 cup apple butter 144 grams
1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
1 cup brown sugar 210 grams
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 grams
2 cups all-purpose flour 260 grams
1 teaspoon baking soda 5 grams
1 teaspoon apple pie spice 2 grams

For the glaze:

1/2 cup salted butter melted, 4 ounces
1/4 cup apple cider 2 ounces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 grams
4 cups powdered sugar 520 grams
chopped pecans for topping

Instructions

Make the cake:

Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Line a 12x17" jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
In bowl whisk together the butter, milk, apple butter and sugars until combined.Add in the eggs and vanilla. Blend until smooth. 1 cup salted butter, 1 cup 2% milk, 1/2 cup apple butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whisk in the flour, baking soda and apple pie spice until blended. 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
Pour and spread the batter into pan and bake for about 20 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Make the glaze:

In a bowl, whisk together the frosting ingredients until you reach the desired consistency of a glaze
Pour and spread the glaze over the cooled cake and sprinkle with pecans if desired. Let sit for about 15 minutes to let frosting set.

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Notes

- I almost always use salted butter in my baking and I've never had a problem with the baked good being too salty. If you'd like, you can use unsalted butter. Add about 1/2 teaspoon of salt if you use unsalted butter.
- If you don't have apple cider you could also use apple juice, although you may not need quite as much since it is thinner.

- Don't have apple pie spice? Here's a substitute. You can just use cinnamon, or use 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 16 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

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