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One more from yours truly!

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...Since I had one leftover apple still lying around, and fall is coming, might as well!

From: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/a.....hnut-loaf-cake

INGREDIENTS

9 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided, plus more for pan
1½ cups apple cider
1 apple, cut and sliced thin with core removed (added in)
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1¼ cups plus 2 Tbsp. (172 g) all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. (15 g) cornstarch
1¼ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more
1 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
½ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg, divided
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup (200 g) sugar, divided

RECIPE PREPARATION

Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°. Lightly butter an 8½x4½" or 9x5" loaf pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on both long sides. Bring cider to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until cider is reduced to ¾ cup, 8–10 minutes. Pour ¼ cup reduced cider into a small measuring glass or bowl and set aside. Transfer remaining reduced cider to a small bowl and let cool 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream and vanilla and set aside.

Melt 8 Tbsp. butter in same saucepan (no need to clean) over low heat. Let cool slightly. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ tsp. nutmeg in a medium bowl to combine. Vigorously whisk eggs and ¾ cup (150 g) sugar in a large bowl until pale, voluminous, and frothy, about 2 minutes. Whisking constantly, gradually add melted butter in a steady stream; continue to whisk until fully combined and emulsified (no spots of fat should remain). Reserve saucepan.

Whisk dry ingredients into egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with reserved sour cream mixture in 2 additions; whisk just until no lumps remain. Batter will be thin. Scrape into pan and set on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake cake, rotating halfway through, until deep golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 60–80 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and poke top of cake all over with a toothpick. Spoon 3 Tbsp. reserved reduced cider over; let cool 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix a big pinch of salt, remaining ¼ cup (50 g) sugar, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ tsp. nutmeg in a small bowl. Melt remaining 1 Tbsp. butter in reserved saucepan and mix into remaining 1 Tbsp. reduced cider.

Using parchment paper, lift cake onto rack and set rack inside rimmed baking sheet. Peel away parchment from sides. Brush warm butter mixture over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle generously with sugar mixture to coat every surface (use parchment to help rotate cake and collect any excess sugar). Remove parchment and let cool completely before slicing.

Do ahead: Cake can be made 4 days ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

...This is not an easy cake to make, I will admit, but its well worth it!

I recommend using a large bowl to put in all of the dry ingredients (except the cornstarch) first -

I boiled down the cider (Not on hand, but I did find unfiltered apple juice which works just as well) -

Mixed one part with the sour cream, the other in a smaller container as is -

If mixing the eggs, 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick) and 1/2 cup sugar together with the vanilla and the cornstarch - make sure you make a slurry of the cornstarch first to prevent lumps and then stir it all together on the lowest heat possible! (because at a high heat you will get scrambled eggs XD) - I also added 2 tablespoons of "applejack" but thats optional.

Then stir it in as it suggests a bit at a time, until all of the ingredients are combined - and put into a buttered non stick pan (I really should have used a "9 x 9" pan instead of a brownie pan, but oh well :P)

Let this bake for an hour and ten minutes until the toothpick comes out clean - drizzle on the rest of the boiled apple juice - and then all you need is to let it cool, and then find a small bowl and put in 1/4 cup powdered sugar and stir in your favorite apple pie spice mix / pumpkin spice / garam masala and then lightly dust the top of the cake with it, cut and serve!

Enjoy *burp* !