Desserts (Apple Spice Cake)

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Ingredients

  • Caramel Sauce:
  • 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 to 4 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (3 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Caramel Sauce (recipe below)
  • Nonstick cooking spray with flour
  • 1 cup light-brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • Directions For Caramel Sauce:
  • 1 . Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until thickened to desired consistency.

Preparation

Step 1

1)Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; set aside.

2)In a small bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt;set aside.

3)In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine vegetable oil, sugar,vanilla extract and eggs; mix on high speed until lemon yellow.

4)With mixer on medium speed, gradually shake in dry ingredients until just incorporated.

5)Add apples to batter; mix by hand to combine.

6)Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 75 to 90 minutes.

7)Remove from oven, and cool slightly on a wire rack. (Do not leave in pan too long as it will stick)

8)Invert cake onto rack; turn cake right-side up to cool completely on rack, and serve drizzled with caramel sauce.