Caramel Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
This delightful caramel apple cake combines the warm flavors of spiced apples with a moist cake base, topped with a rich caramel sauce. Perfect for dessert or a sweet treat, this cake is sure to impress at any gathering. Serve it warm for an indulgent experience!
This recipe is american style, dessert, scaled for 8 servings, with 20 min prep and 45 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 45 min · Total: 65 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include unsalted butter, salt, eggs, baking powder.
- Follow all 11 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 0.25 cups corn syrup
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.5 cups milk
- 2 medium apples (peeled and diced)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 0.5 cups brown sugar
- 0.5 cups heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the softened butter until light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and milk into the butter mixture until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in the diced apples and pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the caramel sauce by combining the brown sugar, heavy cream, and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir continuously until the mixture comes to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened.
- Once the cake is done, allow it to cool for a few minutes before removing it from the pan.
- Serve slices of the cake warm, drizzled with the caramel sauce.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 350
- Protein: 4 g
- Fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.