FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL GLAZE

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Found this in a Southern cookbook by Miss Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock, and I can't really put how good this tasted into words. I KNOW you folks will like this one.

Provided by Megohm

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 fresh apples, peeled and diced in 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/4 cups coarsley chopped pecans
2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Put sugars and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl, beat til very well blended.
  • Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each egg.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, and gradually stir into sugar and eggs, mixing til just blended.
  • Stir in apples, pecans, and vanilla.
  • Pour into buttered and floured 9x13" baking pan, and bake in oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean (about 1h 15 min.), begin checking after about 50 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  • While cake is cooling, make glaze, by melting butter in saucepan, add both sugars and salt.
  • Stir til blended and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
  • Stir in cream, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Use a skewer or toothpick and poke holes all over top of cake, then pour warm glaze all over surface.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 730.1, Fat 44.6, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 70.3, Sodium 244.9, Carbohydrate 80.1, Fiber 4, Sugar 51.6, Protein 6.3

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