Delicious Caramel Apple Poke Cake

This is our favorite cake! It is a warm gooey caramel apple slice of hearty goodness! My mother-in-law introduced this recipe to me and I have to share it! It goes perfectly with vanilla ice cream!!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 543 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 3 cups chopped Winesap apples
• 2 ½ cups sifted self-rising flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Combine white sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add apples, flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and cinnamon; beat until a thick batter forms. Spread batter in the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Poke holes in the hot cake with a fork.

Step 4

Combine brown sugar, butter, heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook for 2 1/2 minutes. Pour immediately over the warm cake. Let cake sit for 3 hours to soak up the glaze.