Apple Cake With A Caramel Glaze
This is is the perfect dessert for fall! Super moist spice cake with tender apples. Drizzled with an easy caramel sauce!
Servings 12 Servings
Cost $6
Ingredients
FOR CAKE
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 2 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar Divided
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Applesauce
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 Large Eggs
- 4 Granny Smith Apples
- 1 TBSP Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ginger
FOR CARAMEL GLAZE
- 2 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
- 2/3 cup Milk
- 1 cup Butter
Instructions
FOR CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- With cooking spray, coat a 9x13 pan and set aside.
- Peel and remove core from the Granny Smith apples.
- Chop apples into small bite size pieces and place in a medium bowl.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon and ginger over apples and toss to coat.
- In a large bowl sift together flour, 2 cups sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Mix in eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. The batter will be thick.
- Fold in chopped apples.
- Pour into pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- About 5 minutes before cake is done, prepare glaze.
FOR CARAMEL GLAZE
- In a sauce pan, combine brown sugar, milk and butter.
- Bring to a boil and continue cooking for 2 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scalding.
- Poke holes over the entire cake using a fork or skewer.
- Slowly pour half of the caramel glaze over the hot cake.
- Cool 30 minutes before serving.
- Slice and drizzle each serving with more caramel.