Another friendsgiving has come and gone. During the five years we lived in Columbus we hosted a Friendsgiving at our house annually and it was one of my favorite gatherings to host. By the end of the night I remember always feeling that my heart was full with happiness and my belly was full with delicious food. This year the feeling was no different. Tonight we were fortunate enough to attend Friendsgiving at our friend Kait’s house (Thanks Kait!). I’m not going to lie, it’s been a few hours sine we ate and it still kind of hurts to breathe #worthit. It was potluck style and we had some fantastic dishes. I brought green beans with garlic roasted almonds and an Oreo cheesecake for dessert. Stay tuned for those recipes!
In honor of Thanksgiving being just a few days away, I am sharing a great recipe for Apple Fritter Cake. This sweet cake with a cup of hot coffee will make the perfect Thanksgiving day breakfast treat, trust me on this one. Not to mention the old-fashioned creme glaze that is so good you’ll be spooning it out of the bowl and in to your mouth. Make this for your family and friends, it will be a huge hit!
Ingredients for the cake:
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup almond milk (or reg milk)
- 2 apples peeled and chopped, mixed with 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Ingredients for the old-fashioned crème glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 – 3 tablespoons milk (adjust depending on desired thickness)
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use an 8×8 pan and spray with non-stick spray (or use a 9×5-inch loaf pan).
2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
3. In another medium-sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
4. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract.
5. Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until blended.
6. Mix milk into batter until smooth.
7. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan; add half the apple mixture, then half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
8 Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
9. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer and top with remaining apple mixture, then the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
10. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon.
11. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes.
12. To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.
13. Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze.
Here are some other great Thanksgiving desserts for you to check out:
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