Cinnamon Apple Moonshine Cake
for the recipe and nonalcoholic substitutions1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cake
2 cups 450 g granulated sugar1 cup 218 g vegetable oil½ cup cinnamon apple moonshine see blog for the recipe and nonalcoholic substitutions2 teaspoon vanilla extract3 large eggs room temperature3 cups 384 g allpurpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon kosher salt
Apples
3 medium Granny Smith apples peeled cored and chopped2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325F. Spray a 9inch bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Moonshine Caramel Glaze
Heat the butter brown sugar and heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar then remove from the heat.
Stir in cinnamon apple moonshine and vanilla to combine.
Let cool completely minimum of 3 hours best overnight.
Cake
In a large bowl using a hand mixer on medium speed beat the sugar oil moonshine vanilla and eggs until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour baking soda cinnamon and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
Apples
In a medium bowl combine apples and cinnamon tossing to coat.
Gently fold the apples into the cake batter. Pour into the prepared bundt pan.
Bake for 5060 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out mostly clean a few crumbs are good! Wet batter means it is not done. The crust on top should be very light the sides should be dark golden brown.
Allow the cake to cool for about 5 minutes in the pan and then drizzle with ¾ of the caramel moonshine glaze.
Allow the cake to sit for about 30 minutes or up to overnight so that the caramel can soak into the cake. After the 30 minutes invert the cake onto a large plate or serving platter.
When ready to serve drizzle each piece with the remaining caramel glaze.
Notes
To make the Caramel Moonshine Glaze alcohol free simply omit the cinnamon apple moonshine and add 1 teaspoon McCormick Cinnamon.
To make the cake alcohol free replace the cinnamon apple moonshine with 12 cup of vegetable oil.