Caramel Apple Cake and Glaze

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 76 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This caramel apple cake and glaze is a luscious, moist dessert with chunks of apple and a sweet buttery glaze that will melt on your tongue.

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups thinly sliced apples
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup fluted tube baking pan (such as a Bundt® pan).
2 Combine white sugar and vegetable oil in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment; beat in eggs and stir in vanilla extract.
3 Combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Stir in apples and pecans by hand to form a very heavy batter. Pour into the prepared pan.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave cake in the pan.
5 Combine butter, brown sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until a thickened glaze is formed, about 1 minute.
6 Pull the cake away from the sides of the pan with a fork. Pour glaze onto the cake immediately. Let cake cool in pan, about 10 minutes.