Apple Spice Cake with Caramel Sauce

By ctozzi

Ingredients

• apple spice cake:
• 1 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 4 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1 tsp pure vanilla
• CARAMEL SAUCE:
• 1 cup light brown
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thingsiliketoeatandothernonsense.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (176 C). Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray; set aside.

3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine vegetable oil, sugar, and eggs. Mix on high speed until batter is lemon yellow.

4. Fold parchment paper in half, creating a valley where the sifted ingredients gather. With a mixer on medium speed, slowly add in dry ingredients until just incorporated.

5. Add apples and nuts to batter. Mix till just incorporated. Same for vanilla.

6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 75 - 90 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the the thickest part of the cake comes out dry.

DIRECTIONS FOR SAUCE

1. Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sauce has reached desired consistency.

-I added more evaporated milk to the caramel sauce than what the recipe called for. I'm guessing it was closer to 1/3 cup. I like the taste of evaporated milk (Ew! Gross!) and I wanted a runnier consistency.

This cake is really easy to make. And it feeds a lot of people. Try it out for your next holiday gathering!

Looks so good! I can't wait to make it!