Delicious Caramelized Apple Cake
This delicious caramelized apple cake is a wonderful way to use those fresh apples. There is a softness in every bite along with juicy apples and the moistness of the cake. Top it with the delicious caramel sauce to create a yummy and gooy texture that is over the top.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 9x13 baking pan
- small sauce pan for caramel sauce
- whisk for caramel sauce
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups sugar I like to use cane sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- Dash of salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups flour unbleached all-purpose
- 4 cups apples peeled and sliced or diced
- 1 cup nuts optional, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- Mix sugar and butter together. Stir in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add in the dry ingredients - salt, flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
- Fold in the peeled and diced or sliced apples. Batter will seem really thick but do not be worried.
- Spread the cake batter in the greased 9x13 pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes in the preheated 350 degree oven.
Caramel Topping
- In a small saucepan bring the butter, brown sugar and heavy cream or ice cream to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes while constantly stirring.
- Pour over cut pieces of cake just before serving. Cake is good warm or cold.
Notes
Store on counter for 3 days or in fridge for 5 days.
- Peel the apples. The skin left on the apple will make it harder to chew and ruin the softness of the cake.
- The apples can be diced or sliced into this cake. For the recipe in the pictures I peeled and sliced the apples.
- Bake until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Do not over bake or it will not remain as moist.
- Melt the butter. There is no mixer needed for this recipe because the butter does not have to be creamed.
- Nuts would be a nice addition. I did not add them in for this recipe but have added them before.
- This cake will taste just as good the next day as the day you made it.