Apple Butter Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.5 cups chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   Make topping: Mix brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.

3. 3

   Make cake: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.

4. 4

   Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add apple butter, bran cereal, and vanilla; stir until incorporated. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition.

5. 5

   Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 of the topping. Cover with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.