We were hit with a big snow storm on Thursday night while I was staying at my boyfriend’s house. It knocked out the power until Saturday night. Within hours of the power being back on, we made this lovely spiced apple cake using Musselman’s apple butter. Between the use of oranges, apple butter, and spices it’s a great winter treat to warm up with!
Note: we used whole wheat flour which made it darker and a little heartier. You can use a flour of your choosing, know it may turn out looking a little differently. I think it will probably be delicious regardless of the type of flour used.
Spiced Apple Cake
Spiced Apple Cake with Orange Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup MUSSELMAN'S Apple Butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tsp. orange peel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves.
- Cream sugar and softened butter or margarine in large bowl.
- Add eggs, beating thoroughly.
- Beat in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Stir in apple butter.
- Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and pour batter into.
- Bake in 350°F oven 55 to 65 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
- Make orange glaze by combining powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange rind.
- Spoon glaze over warm Apple Butter Cake.
I don’t typically like orange-flavored stuff. However, I really liked this cake. The orange glaze goes well with the cake. The different flavors compliment each other well. Plus, the glaze gave the cake a different consistency on top. Then again, I’ve liked every other thing I’ve made featuring Musselman’s apple butter, including the apple butter bbq sauce I made. My boyfriend also loved this cake since he is a huge fan of oranges. It was the perfect way to celebrate the return of the electricity.
Disclosure: I received the apple butter used in this recipe for free. No compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own.
latanya says
This looks so yummy and moist! I love orange glaze.
Ttrockwood says
I love this includes whole grain! This would make such a great wuick breakfast
Jen@BigBinder says
I get SO sick of giving my kids cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, but I run out of creative ideas to bake stuff for them instead. So thanks for this 🙂
kelly nicholson says
scrumtious!
michelle gilliland mcafee says
Wow this looks delicious. When I was little I always had apple butter with my grandma. What a great memory.
debbie jackson says
looks yummy debbie jackson
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Pam B. says
I have to try this recipe! It sounds soo good!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Carol w says
Looks sooooo good. great to have with coffee. Orange glaze tops it off perfect.
thanks
Louis says
your cake looks delicious
Alicia Keen says
i need to try this recipe
Elle says
This looks delicious! I like the addition of all of the spices even though it already has the spice of apple butter!!
Julie Jones says
I often try to use whole wheat flour in recipes and sometimes that don’t turn out the way I hoped. I appreciate your recipe using a healthier flour. Thanks!
Jennifer T. says
I don’t usually like orange flavored things either but this does look good!
Connie Lee says
This recipe looks so good. I can just imagine all these ingredients blending together to make a super tasting cake. Going to try making this soon.
Heather Poindexter says
Yummy!
Mer says
This looks very flavorful! Will have to try it.
natalie nichols says
Ohmygosh!It looks so good. I should try this!
Liberty Boblett says
Your Spiced Apple Cake looks really good! I love Apple Butter, so I bet I would love this cake as well! 🙂
mrsshukra says
I will definitely try this recipe, mahalo!
Helga says
I love apple cake and this looks heavenly.
Maryann D. says
All of the Ingredients are wonderful and delicious in this recipe. I especially like the Orange Glaze and I am sure that really makes this delicious.
terri tillman says
this looks really, really good. i bet it comes out very moist because of the apple butter in the recipe. i just sent this recipe to my printer. thank you!
Kristen says
Oooh looks delicious I’d love to try this!
I tried pumpkin butter this Fall for the first time and it made an amazing pie.
Jennie says
Mmm, looks tasty! BTW, that sinky spot in the middle of your cake is probably because you overmixed the batter. I always get that too because I let my mixer run too long.
Amy Z. says
Looks yummy! I’ve never tried making orange glaze but I’m definitely going to try.
Gianna says
That looks fantastic!
Annmarie W. says
This looks delicious! I never would have thought of the orange glaze, but I bet it works perfectly!
Dawn Ganey says
This looks great, I love apple butter since I was a child, going to save this recipe & try it.
Bizzarbra says
I love apple spice cake, will have to try this recipe. Thanks
Sharon Atkinson says
I think this recipe looks like it will be easy to make and it looks very good.
Robin Quick says
This looks so good! My husband is into baking cakes & things lately & Im sure he would love to give this a try.
Alexis says
Looks phenomenal!
Gretchen Gerth says
This looks delicious! I’ve never made a cake from scratch but I’m thinking maybe adding the apple butter to a boxed spice cake and then adding the orange glaze.
Marysa says
Looks really good! And the recipe isn’t too complicated, would be easy enough to make. Thanks for sharing!
Amy W says
My kids love apple butter and this looks delicious!
Julia Schemmer says
Sounds yummy!
Heather! says
Like you, I can be a bit iffy about orange flavoring. But I’ll trust you that it works here! Sounds great…pretty simple, too. Thanks!
carly says
poking holes in the cake with wooden spoons lets the glaze run into it and make it super moist…. just a thought. =) yummy!~
Jill Myrick says
We love apple butter on toast and eat it regularly. But I have never thought about using it as a ingredient in a recipe before.
This looks and sounds delicious. And I’m sure that my family would love it.
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Sonya Kirsch says
I’ve been looking for a good recipe to try with my daughter and son. They will love the mommy kiddo time in the kitchen plus we’ll have something tasty to show for it. I have all of the ingredients but the apple butter. Now I have to run to the store.
Lorena Keech says
I love the spice factor in your cake but I’m really unsure about the glaze. I might try it with just a dusting of powdered sugar.
meme says
this cake looks really good and I will have to try this
Coriander Warren says
love apple spice cake. Never have made a glaze for one before but yours sounds delish might just have to try this next week!
cheryl bowman says
sounds really good printed out and going to try!!
tina page says
i love the idea of an orange glaze
Karen says
I love apple spice cake. This sounds truly delicious, with the orange glaze. I’ve never made one with apple butter before.
Lisa Garner says
This sounds like an easy and delicious recipe and I’m not a fan of orange flavor so I like hearing that the orange glaze pairs well with the apple flavor.
mary renshaw says
I LOVE things with apples and that looks DELICIOUS!!!!!
jules m says
yum that looks really good…
Veronica Garrett says
I like spiced apple cake. I never thought about an orange glaze. It sounds delicious.
mary gardner says
this look delicious! thanks for the recipe!
kathy pease says
ooooh this looks so good and it doesnt seem that tough to make..Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Charlene Shaver says
Thanks for the recipe. I’ll have to try it out & see if the ladies in my book club like it 🙂
crystal allen says
i love the combination of orange, cinnamon and cloves. this probably smells as great as it taste!
Lisa L says
I love any desserts with oranges so this would be awesome to make. Thanks for the easy recipe!
Dorothy Deakyne says
this looks healthy, can’t wait to try it