Apple Butter Spice Cake

Ingredients

• cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• cup sall-purpose flour
• teaspoon baking powder
• teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• large eggs, room temperature
• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 1/2 cup whole bran cereal or wheat germ
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Make topping: Mix brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.
3. Make cake: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
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. 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. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.