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Earlier this week the weather took a turn toward the warm side. It was warm enough to even still wear the flip flops for a day or two. But then it rained and that brought the wonderful chilly weather that I love. I pulled my Sketchers boots out of the closet yesterday. They are warm and cozy and just perfect for chilly days. I always have a hard time finding boots that don’t make my legs look short and, well, dare I say stumpy looking. Maybe these do, but I happen to really like them, so I get excited when it is time to wear them again.
My daughter is only 11 and is now wearing the same size shoe as I am. This can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing. Good thing about this: she can wear some of the ones in my closet, so I don’t have to buy more right now. Bad thing about this: sometimes I can’t find my shoes when I want to wear them.
Yesterday she came home from school and saw my boots. She got a look in her eyes, smiled, and asked what size they were. I just looked at her and said, “I don’t know:-)” She shrugged her shoulders and said, “That’s ok. I’ll just get them out of your closet while you are sleeping.” Seriously? I think it’s time to go shoe shopping. This girl likes her boots and I will never see mine again if we don’t get her a pair of her own. Don’t take that the wrong way…I am happy she likes to wear mine, but she will wear them every single day of the week, so bye bye cozy boots. Shoe shopping here we come:-)
One thing about fall that I enjoy are all the smells that are associated with it. Leaves, bonfires, baking, hay, and apple butter cooking on the stove. Usually every year I make up some sort of fruit butter. I have tried apple, peach, plum, pear, and blueberry. For some reason I just haven’t done one yet this year. So, when Musselman’s contacted me about trying their apple butter, I said yes, with no hesitation. One of my favorite ways to eat fruit butter is actually on warm biscuits or toast. But this is a baking blog, and I knew that I had to come up with something worthy of the butter.
This cake has all the things in it that I like. Melted butter, sugar, cinnamon and lots of apple butter for the butter lover in me. I was a little worried when I poured it in the cake pan because it was very thick. The smell coming from my oven made me forget all about that though. All those spices and apple butter baking up made the house smell like apple orchards on a warm sunny day. It was amazing. And the cake came out just right. Light and fluffy, but with a hint of dense texture. To top the cake I made a brown butter glaze. It almost didn’t go on the cake. I taste tested it, and I seriously thought about hiding in a closet with the whole bowl and a spoon.
Can you see the specks of vanilla bean paste in it? It was the perfect compliment to the apple butter cake.
I still have a half full jar of yummy apple butter for biscuits and toast, but then again I just might make this cake one more time. What? I need that glaze in my life again:-)
Warm apple butter cake topped with a browned butter vanilla glaze
Ingredients
Instructions
- Melt the butter. Add the sugars, apple butter and vanilla and stir together. Let cool slightly. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir into the apple butter mixture. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350* for 35 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Melt the butter. Stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla paste. Whisk in the milk. Pour over the warm cake.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
Ooooh those look delcious! I love apple butter on a slice of toast with butter. Mmmm. I’m going to have to get a jar now!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets recently posted..Milky Way Double Fudge Brownies
Oh my gosh, Jocelyn! I’m freaking out over this cake! It looks phenom!! I’ve actually never had apple butter before but it looks really yummy and I need to get my hands on a jar. And this browned butter glaze looks delicious!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Oatmeal Scotchie Pecan Pookies
Oh, you need to try some right away! It is so delicious! And the glaze…yeah, slurpable:-)
I haven’t had apple butter in so long! I need to buy some and make this cake ASAP.
Chelsea {Whatcha Makin’ Now?} recently posted..Fajita Seasoning Mix
OMG – that looks GOOD
I’m not sure if I’ve ever tasted apple-butter. and but I’m sure I’m gonna love it
BTW – I’ve received a notice of a new post of yours – Banana Toffee Cake, but I don’t seem to find it here……?
Congratulation of this new site! It looks wonderful and of-cours I like the colors
You will definitely love it. Warm, spicy, and apple goodness all in one bite. Now I’m curious…what kind of notice did you get? I posted that cake probably 2 months ago. I wonder if when I switched servers it sent notices?
Yes, I received a notice like it was a new post. But clicking on the link directed me to the your new homepage.
I guess the new server likes this cake LOL
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I absolutely ADORE apple butter on toast, pancakes, and even mixed into plain greek yogurt (in fact, I have that same jar in my fridge as we speak). I’ve never tried baking with it, but think it would make all kinds of goodies so flavorful and moist. This cake looks like a fall day that I can gobble with my fork!
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I loooooooved that apple butter. It was so amazingly good! This cake sounds wonderful and I am SO dreading shoe sharing. Maybe she won’t be like me and have small feet…but the fact that she wears a 2 at age 7…I think she’s gonna have big floppers like her momma.
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My girl is going to pass me up in the shoe department very very soon. I have mixed feelings over that. Glad because I get my shoes back…sad because it means more money out of our pockets for her feet. I’m thinking I need more cake to console myself:-)
This looks so good! Perfect for chilly weather.
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After seeing these on instagram and twitter, I knew you were up to something incredible Jocelyn! I am an apple butter gal – I love it in desserts. Especially paired with a whole lot of regular butter!
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This cake was very incredible! You need to try baking with apple butter…it is so delicious and cinnamon spicy! And that glaze…oh the glaze:-)
I love apple butter! I actually just made pumpkin butter and might love it even more. Such a great fall time staple. And I love that you found a way to incorporate it into this cake. Looks delicious!!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection recently posted..Hot Chocolate Cookies
Mmm, this cake sounds wonderful, especially with that brown butter vanilla glaze!
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That glaze was seriously to die for. I may or may not have licked the bowl clean:-)
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Oooh, I love apple butter. I’ve never used it in baking, but I can see I need to remedy that ASAP.
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