Caramel Apple Cake and Glaze

This is a luscious, moist cake with chunks of apple and a sweet glaze that will melt on your tongue. For a thicker caramel, let glaze stand for a half hour before spreading on the warm cake.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 16 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 36 mins
• Calories: 582 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 cups thinly sliced apples

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup fluted tube baking pan (such as a Bundt® pan).

Step 2

Combine white sugar and vegetable oil in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment; beat in eggs and stir in vanilla extract.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Stir in apples and pecans by hand to form a very heavy batter. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave cake in the pan.

Step 5

Combine butter, brown sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until a thickened glaze is formed, about 1 minute.

Step 6

Pull the cake away from the sides of the pan with a fork. Pour glaze onto the cake immediately. Let cake cool in pan, about 10 minutes.