Caramel Apple Cake

Name: Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1-1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 3 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. salt; 3-1/2 cup diced peeled apples; 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional); 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup light cream; 1/4 cup butter; 1 dash salt; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; Chopped walnuts (optional)

18 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3-1/2 cup diced peeled apples
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup light cream
1/4 cup butter
1 dash salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325F.
2

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.
3

In a mixing bowl, combine oil and both sugars; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4

In another bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt; add to batter and mix well.
5

Fold in apples, and walnuts if used; pour into prepared pan.
6

Bake 1-1/2 hours or until cake tests done.
7

Cool in the pan about 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
8

Meanwhile, in the top of a double-boiler over simmering water, heat brown sugar, cream, butter and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
9

Cool to room temperature; beat in confectioner's sugar until smooth.
10

Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with nuts if desired.