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Apple Cake With Caramel Glaze

October 26, 2016 by Amanda 5 Comments

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This Apple Cake With Caramel Glaze is a light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze.

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

Love Your Local Produce

How many times could I bake and enjoy this Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze in just one week?  

Turns out, three times. I baked this three times, in less than a week, and couldn’t stay away from it each time. Given the chance, I would have went for a fourth round with it.

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

The beginning of this story starts with a half bushel of apples for sale along side the road. For $8. Fresh from a local farms small orchard and into my kitchen.

So apples it is. It’s the season. There’s a million wonderful reasons to eat local and nothing beats amazing fresh produce at crazy cheap prices.

Have a half bushel of apples to work though or just love ALL the apple desserts? Check out these recipes for more inspiration : Caramel Apple Bites, Old Fashioned Apple Cake & Apple Crisp

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

A Light & Fluffy Apple Cake

Many apple baked goods can be heavier and dense. Which is wonderful – they are moist & delicious. Fall baking tends to be heartier.

I really wanted a soft, light, fluffy apple cake. This Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze is it!

Ingredients & Instructions

This cake really is simple to make. Follow the recipe and it will be perfect.  

I baked one cake and decided to measure “extra generous” with the apples.  Please don’t. It absolutely changed the texture of the cake. Delicious still, yes. Light & fluffy – not so much.

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

As for the caramel glaze on top of this cake. It has a buttery caramel flavor and you can make it as thick or thin as you’d like.

For a thinner glaze, boil for about a minute. Thicker, 2-3 minutes. I think I found my happy place glaze at about 2 minutes.

The glaze is best with heavy cream – but half & half or milk will work in a pinch.

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

Hope you enjoy!

Amanda ♥

A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com
A light & fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze. Easy, simple & delicious | www.craftycookingmama.com

Apple Cake With Caramel Glaze

Amanda
This Apple Cake With Caramel Glaze is a light and fluffy apple cake with a sweet buttery caramel glaze.
5 from 2 votes
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Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course cakes
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • Cake:
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup cooking oil
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups chopped apples
  • Glaze/Topping:
  • 4 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream half & half or milk work fine too
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • For cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease/spray a 13″x9″ baking dish.
  • Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add sugar, applesauce & oil and beat.
  • Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt & vanilla until combined.
  • Stir in apples.
  • Pour batter into baking dish. Bake for 30 – 36 minutes. Top will be golden brown and toothpick inserted near center should come out clean.
  • Cool on wire rack & glaze.
  • For Glaze:
  • Combine butter, brown sugar, heavy cream & vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Stirring often, bring to a light boil.
  • Stirring constantly, let boil for a minute for a thin glaze and 2-3 minutes for a thicker glaze.
  • Let cool for a few minutes & pour/spoon glaze over cake and spread evenly with a spoon or spatula.
  • Serve & enjoy. Store cake loosely covered.
Keyword apple, apple cake
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  1. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

    October 27, 2016 at 8:01 am

    This has GOT to be good if you made it 3 times! Nothing like making use of fresh produce. And just love that glaze on top. This would be perfect with my morning coffee right about now 😉 And ya know what? I have apples in my fridge 😉

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    • Amanda

      October 29, 2016 at 10:31 pm

      Ohhhh, I love it. It’s been apple everything in my house these past 2 weeks & I’m still going strong ♥

      Reply
  2. Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness

    October 29, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    5 stars
    Anything you make 3 times in a week must be delicious. I love apples in baked goods. This sounds yummy!

    Reply
  3. CJ

    February 27, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Amanda, I was looking for a glaze recipe for an apple cake I am making today. I will try yours!
    I had to write to you because I am in Lebanon county PA and was pleased to see you are from Lancaster, I know the area well. Have a wonderful day

    Reply
  4. Catherine Brittingham

    June 16, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Amanda, I had a recipe many years ago called Grandma’s Dina’s Jewish Apple Cake from the Philly Bulletin unfortunetly lost the recipe. Tried all over to get it no luck, been making apple cakes, My cakes are turning out dry, crumbly, , very heavy, dense nothing like Grandma Dina’s Apple cake I made years ago. I think this recipe of yours is going to be a winner. I’m a little worried about the sugar. Grandma Dina’s apple cake recipe was perfect, light, moist, not too sweet, etc. Thank You, will be baking it before it gets too hot, apples in refrigerator. I live in Delaware County, Pa. My sister lives in lower Lancaster County, across from a an Amish Farm.

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