Friday, October 2, 2009

Apple Spice Bundt Cake with Caramel Topping

This is similar in taste to the apple cake Kelli posted a few months ago, but it is a little denser and with a different topping. Bundt cakes make beautiful cakes to serve at parties or showers, so if you are hosting one this fall, give it a try.

Apple Spice Bundt Cake

3 cups flour
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups apples; peeled, cored, and diced (about 3-4 apples)
1 tsp vanilla

Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Combine oil (just close your eyes when you pour it in), sugar, and eggs and mix until lemon yellow. Gradually pour in dry ingredients while continuing to mix. Add apples and vanilla and mix until just incorporated. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan (I always use shortening and flour when I'm going to remove the cake from the pan). Bake at 350 degrees for about 75 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cake to cool slightly before inverting cake onto a plate or cake platter. Serve with drizzles caramel sauce.

Caramel Sauce

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt

Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over low-medium heat. Cook until brown sugar is dissolved and mixture starts to thicken.

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