Spiced Apple Bundt Cake With Bourbon Brown Butter Frosting

3 cups flour (spooned and

leveled)

2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger

1⁄2 teaspoon each nutmeg and

clove

1 cup dark brown sugar, packed

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup olive oil

3⁄4 cup apple cider

1 tablespoon bourbon

3 eggs

3 large mixed variety apples,

peeled

Bourbon Brown Butter Drizzle

(recipe follows)

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a bundt cake pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, spices and sugar together in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Pour in the olive oil, cider and bourbon and crack the eggs in as well. Stir gently. Use the large holes of a box grater to grate the apples into the batter, and stir again until just combined.

Scrape the batter out into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes. Allow to cool. Use a butter knife to loosen the edges, then invert the cake onto a plate. Drizzle the frosting over all and serve. Keeps covered for 2-3 days.

Bourbon Brown Butter Drizzle

Makes enough to coat one Bundt cake

4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cups confectioner’s sugar 1 tablespoon bourbon

1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt

2-3 tablespoons apple cider

Place the butter in a heavybottomed pan set over medium low heat. Melt the butter and keep it on the heat until it turns golden brown and smells nutty, 7-8 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely. Combine the cooled butter (discarding any bits that may have burned on the bottom of the pan) with the remaining ingredients and 2 tablespoons of apple cider and whisk until smooth. Add another tablespoon of cider if you like it more spreadable.