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Apple Cider Cake Recipe

This easy Apple Cider Cake recipe comes together in minutes with a boxed cake mix, pudding mix, applesauce, and fresh apple. It’s full of cozy apple flavor and finished with a delicious Maple Cream Cheese Frosting — a must-try dessert for fall!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time34 minutes
Cooling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 44 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cake, apple cider cake, maple cream cheese frosting
Servings: 16 pieces
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 white cake mix
  • 1 package vanilla pudding 3.4 ounces
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 ¼ apple cider
  • 1 cup shredded apple
  • nonstick cooking spray

For the frosting:

  • 1 block softened cream cheese 8 ounces
  • ½ cup softened butter 1 stick
  • 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Instructions

Make the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350° and spray a 9" X 13" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
    nonstick cooking spray
  • Mix the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, applesauce, cinnamon and apple cider in a large bowl with an electric mixer.
    1 white cake mix, 1 package vanilla pudding, 4 eggs, ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 ¼ apple cider
  • Fold in apples with a rubber spatula.
    1 cup shredded apple
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 34-38 minutes or until the top begins to brown and the edges pull away from the sides of the pan.
  • Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

Make the frosting:

  • Place the cream cheese and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and cream until fluffy and combined.
    1 block softened cream cheese, ½ cup softened butter
  • Add the powdered sugar and pinch of salt and continue to mix until well combined. Mix in the maple syrup.
    2 cups sifted powdered sugar, pinch of salt, 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • Frost the cooled cake.

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Notes

I almost always use room temperature ingredients when baking.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg