apple spice cake with sea salt caramel glaze

Name: Apple Spice Cake with Sea Salt Caramel Glaze
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## FOR CAKE; 2 cup(s) white sugar; 1 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 3 - eggs; 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 medium apples, granny smith; ## FOR GLAZE; 1/2 cup(s) butter, unsalted; 2 teaspoon(s) half and half; 1/2 cup(s) light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Tammy OHare

Battle Creek, MI

Updated on Aug 22, 2017

I originally got a similar recipe from AllSpice.com. I played around with it and it always turns out wonderful. I have a nut allergy so I don't put nuts in mine, but if you are a nut lover, black walnuts along with a little black walnut flavoring make a wonderful addition to this cake!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Apples and caramel are a classic combination that reminds us of fall. The cake itself is moist and tender with chunks of apple in each bite. There's a hint of cinnamon that makes the kitchen smell like fall. It's the perfect cake for the thick, buttery, and sweet salted caramel glaze. A beautiful fall dessert.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

method Bake

yield 8-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

FOR CAKE
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 - eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 medium apples, granny smith
FOR GLAZE
1/2 cup butter, unsalted
2 teaspoons half and half
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground sea salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make apple spice cake with sea salt caramel glaze

Test Kitchen Tips

We let the glaze thicken for about 10 minutes before we drizzled it onto the cake.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch bundt pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Step 3

Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Step 4

Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Stir the batter just until blended.
Step 5

Fold in the peeled, cored and chopped apples (and 1 cup walnuts if desired) using a spoon.
Step 6

Pour into the prepared pan.
Step 7

Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean.
Step 8

Allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
Step 9

Then invert onto a wire rack or large plate.
Step 10

Make the glaze by heating the butter, half and half, sea salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Step 11

Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then remove from the heat.
Step 12

Drizzle over the warm cake. The key to this is making sure that the cake has cooled to warm and the caramel glaze is cooled to desired consistency. If you put this glaze on while the cake and glaze are too hot, the glaze will absorb and disappear into the cake. It will still be good but not as pretty. Enjoy!
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