Caramel Apple Cake
Submitted by Carol Sue Carnes, Illinois Electric Cooperative
and Susan DiGrino, McDonough Power Cooperative
Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups apples peeled, cored and chopped
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan or may use a Bundt pan.
- Combine oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and mix until well blended.
- Stir in apples and nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
- Combine caramel topping ingredients in small saucepan. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour over cooled cake. Susan suggests poking holes in cake and guiding the glaze into the holes.
Notes
Nutrition information: 419 calories; 22g fat; 321mg sodium; 54.2g carbohydrates; 4.5g protein.