Apple Cider Cake

Ingredients

• Spice Cake Mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/3 cup apple butter
• 2 1/2 Tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix and Bake the Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add cake mix, eggs, apple cider and apple butter to a large bowl. Mix on low 1 minute, scrap the sides. Mix on medium for 2 minutes. Pour batter into a greased13x9 inch pan. Bake 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool completely.

2. 2

   --- Brown Sugar Frosting ---

3. 3

   Rest the Cake: In a small saucepan, whisk the flour into the milk and cook over medium heat, whisking continuously until thick. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and let cool to room temp.

4. 4

   Cook the Milk Paste: With a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and there is no graininess left. Add in the cooled milk mixture and beat it on high speed until a whipped cream consistency. This can take a while, do not give up! Well worth the effort.

5. 5

   Whip the Frosting: Frost cake, serve and enjoy