Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Apple Butter Spice Cake



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Apple Butter Spice Cake

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup apple butter
3/4 cup of packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-inch square cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; swirl the pan until the butter turns a nutty brown, about 1 minute. Pour into a large bowl. Add apple butter, brown sugar (breaking up any lumps) and oil and whisk until smooth. Add raisins, buttermilk, egg and vanilla; mix well. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt; whisk until just combined.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving

5 comments:

Live.Love.Eat said...

Delish!!!! And perfect for the holidays. I have to find my Xmas tree pan to make an apple cake recipe I have. Seems similar. Happy TMTT!!

Lana said...

I absolutely ADORE apple butter. This looks soo good! Can't wait to try this.

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

My hubby loves apple butter. This looks great. Thanks, again, for sharing.

Amy said...

I just purchased a Cranberry Apple butter from Trader Joes that may be tasty with this! Yum!

Be Blessed,

Amy (Honestly)

Reeni said...

I bet that apple butter made it nice and moist. I see this cake in my future!