Cakes Cooking Recipes Desserts

Caramel Apple Cake

Chef

Caramel Apple Cake

Florence
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/2 cups apples -- diced peeled
  • 1 cup walnuts -- chopped
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • **CARAMEL ICING**
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup light cream
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar

Instructions
 

  • In mixing bowl, combine oil and sugar
  • Add eggs and all dry ingredients and stir well.
  • Fold in apples, walnuts and vanilla
  • Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
  • Bake at 325° for 1 - 1/2 hours.
  • Cool in pan 10 minutes.
  • Place on wire rack to cool completely.
  • In the top a double boiler over simmering water, heat brown sugar, cream, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved
  • Cool to room temperature
  • Beat in confectioners sugar until smooth; drizzle over cake.