Spiced Apple Cake With Orange Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup softened butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange peel
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. In large bowl, cream sugar and softened butter, then add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Stir in apple butter. Pour into a greased 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Bake 55–65 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Make orange glaze by combining powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel. Spoon glaze over warm cake.
