Ooey gooey caramel apple cake
Ooey gooey caramel apple cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium tart apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
- Caramel topping:
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 inch square pan.
- In a mixing bowl with electric mixer, beat together sugar, oil, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt, stirring just until blended.
- Stir in apples.
- Pour apple cake batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center, about 30 to 40 minutes.
- Pierce cake all over with a fork.
- Pour hot caramel topping over cake.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping.
- Caramel topping:
- Combine brown sugar, butter and cream in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour caramel topping over hot apple cake.
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