I was making my favorite apple spice cake the other day, and Jason brought up a bottle (now not in carboys, obviously) of apple mead. I think it added a lot of flavor to already flavorful cake. And look, it doubles as a way to hold thawing meat under water! (J's idea.)
Sorry for not having a related picture, but here's the apple cake recipe. It really is very good and worth all the ingredients/effort!
Apple Spice Cake Recipe
Originally from the New Good Cake Book
- 2 sticks (1 c) butter, softened [Note: I used part butter and part oil]
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (or milk + 2 tsp apple cider vinegar)
- 1/4 cup brandy (optional) [or apple mead or hard apple cider]
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- salt, other spices as desired
- 2 cups unpeeled coarsely chopped apples
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I also made pumpkin bread today, using my recipe with malt syrup. It has sugar in it, too, but I think needs more. The inside part is very good, but the crust has a slightly bitter, dry flavor when it should be sweet. Maybe I just need to add brown sugar to the top next time...
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