Grandmother's Kitchen

Moist Apple Cake with Caramel Topping

A delicous apple cake recipe served well with coffee or tea.

Moist Apple Cake with Caramel Topping

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 1/2 cups diced apples (canned or fresh)

Caramel Topping

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk

Frosting Drizzle

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Directions

Cake

  1. Lightly grease and flour 13 x 9-inch baking dish; Preheat oven to 350°F Cream together sugar, eggs, and oil; Add flour; mix together until well blended; Add vanilla, nuts, and diced apples.
  2. Spread into pan; bake for 45 to 60 minutes; Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  3. When cake is done, punch holes in it with a knife and pour topping over.
  4. Caramel Topping: Heat all ingredients together over medium heat; Bring to boil, stirring constantly; Let boil for about 2 minutes; Pour over warm cake
  5. Frosting Topping: Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is a consistency you can drizzle over the cake.

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