Apple Butter Spice Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• topping:
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole bran cereal or wheat germ
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, room temperature

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
• sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next. add apple butter, vanilla, and wheat germ or bran cereal. add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well after each addition.
• pour half the batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the topping. pour remaining batter into pan and top with the rest of the topping.
• bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.