Caramel Apple Cake
This caramel apple cake is the perfect fall dessert.
I love, LOVE caramel apples so I thought why not try to make one into a cake? I experimented in the kitchen a little with this one, and it paid off! So much so that I got to forgo making dinner…since, you know, we ate the whole cake hot out of the oven. Yeah, there was no room for dinner after that.
If you can restrain yourself from eating it fresh out of the oven, this is the perfect dessert to bring to a party or fall football get together. The apples are tart, the cake is moist and the caramel and pecans make it delicious!
 
First up shred your apples. I like to use granny smith, but any variety that are good for baking are great. Pat down in the bottom of a greased spring form pan.
Pour the spice cake batter over top.
Bake until golden brown, remove from the oven and top with caramel sauce.
Top with pecans and pop it back in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes…
eat the whole thing while piping hot and gooey…
Ok, I don’t really recommend that, but it is that good!
Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 1 pound Granny Smith apples peeled and shredded
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- CARAMEL SAUCE
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Cake - Grease and lightly flour a 9 in spring form pan, place shredded apples in the bottom. In a bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, milk, eggs and vegetable oil until smooth. Pour on top of apples. Place cake pan on top of a cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the cake is baking make the caramel sauce. In a saucepan over medium heat melt butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt. Stir frequently cooking for 7 - 10 minutes until slightly thickened. Add vanilla. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Remove cake from oven and pour cooled caramel sauce over top of cake, top with pecans. Bake for 15 minutes more.
- Let cool slightly and remove outer spring form. Enjoy!
If I made this a day ahead of time would the cake become soaked from the caramel sauce?
Yum! I love apple desserts, and a caramel apple cake sounds like fall on a plate.
Oh wow, I can see my skinny jeans being tossed out the window. Yep, it is time to kiss them babies goodbye. All this comfort food is going straight to my hips. Gotta love it!
YUMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
I have never seen a cake made like this, but it sounds delicious, and I can’t wait to try it!
I combined about 3 different recipes to come to this one, but somehow it totally works :)
Heh – on the recipe instructions that you can print – it doesn’t specify what to do with the flour (except to use some to dust the pan). I believe it should be included in the dry ingredients to make the cake mix – may want to take a look at that and retype
I do not bake as often as I’d like, but I really need to start back up. I love this, it looks so yummy!!
i went to the home page and got to it from there .. maybe just too much traffic ;)
just an fyi .. the link for white house black shutters recipe isn’t working
Thanks Lesley, got it all fixed!
This apple cake seems so easy to make and yet looks so comforting and delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
yum! This sounds so stinking good! I love the shredded apple!
Oh my, that cake looks delicious! We are going apple picking this weekend and I may just have to try this recipe out. Thank you for sharing!
Oh fun! Apple picking is on my to do list this fall – enjoy!
This looks so yummy!! I am so ready for fall so I can go apple picking in North GA and give this recipe a try!
Thanks girl!
I am so ready for Fall in Florida! 95 degrees here for the past few months. Thought September would be a little cooler, but NOT YET!! I’ve been making a lot of Fall arrangements to bring the Fall inside, but now I’m going to switch to baking that amazing caramel apple cake. I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks! Always looking for new Fall recipes to try, and all of these comfort foods look yummy. PLEASE blow some of that cool weather this way!!
Not any better here, supposed to be 91 tomorrow yuck! Ready for some cooler weather :)
Wow! This looks so good. What a delicious fall treat. I’m impressed. :)