Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole bran cereal or wheat germ
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, room temperature

Directions

1. Step 1

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch pan.

3. Step 2

4. Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.

5. Step 3

6. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

7. Step 4

8. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next. Add apple butter, vanilla, and wheat germ or bran cereal. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well after each addition.

9. Step 5

10. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the topping. Pour remaining batter into pan and top with the rest of the topping.

11. Step 6

12. Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

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