Apple Dapple Cake

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This old fashioned Apple Dapple cake recipe makes a rich moist cake with tender chunks of fresh apples, warm spices and caramel brown sugar icing drizzled over and soaked into the cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple dapple cake, caramel apple cake

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings

Calories 646kcal

Author Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups oil (any flavorless oil such as; avocado, canola, vegetable oil or swap melted unsalted butter)
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar packed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs
4 cups Granny Smith apples peeled and diced into ½-inch chunks

Caramel Frosting:

⅓ cup butter (if using unsalted butter, add a pinch or two of salt)
⅓ cup light brown sugar packed
⅓ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time.
Add the dry mixture a little at a time, mixing well between each addition. Note: the batter is supposed to be thick.
Using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, fold the apples into the batter.
Spread into the prepared baking and bake at 325F for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, make the frosting. Add all the ingredients for the frosting to a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture begins to simmer. Remove from the burner and cool for 5 minutes.
Pour the buttery brown sugar caramel glaze over the hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Once cooled, slice the cake in a 3x4 grid and serve.

Notes

If using a Bundt cake pan be sure to grease the pan thoroughly and adjust baking time as needed. It will take a few more minutes.

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