Pumpkin Spiced Apple Cider Cake

As much as I like fancy desserts, sometimes I'm just not feeling like spending hours in the kitchen. That's when a semi-homemade recipe comes to the rescue.

I had purchased a bottle of Pumpkin Spiced Apple Cider at Thanksgiving. But for whatever reason, we never got around to drinking it. That's when I went in search of a recipe. Holy cow.... there were plenty to choose from. But I settled on one from  Eat At Home Cooks.

For the cake:
?1 box white cake mix
?1 4-serving box instant vanilla pudding mix
?4 eggs
?1 stick butter (1/2 cup), melted
?1 cup apple cider

For the glaze:
?3/4 cup apple cider
?1 cup powdered sugar

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all the ingredients for the cake. Blend until thoroughly mixed. Pour the batter into a well greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Remove the cake from the oven. Stir together the apple cider and powdered sugar. Pour over the cake while it is hot and still in the pan. Allow the sweet cider to run down the edges of the pan and over the cake. Let it sit for about 30 minutes. Turn out onto a plate and cool completely.